Former US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent says the US war in Iran has proven that American bases in the region “are a liability, not an asset”.

“Operation Midnight Hammer proved we can strike inside Iran from the US without relying on our bases in the region,” he writes on X. “Operation Epic Fury proved that our bases in the region are a liability, not an asset. Our bases give Iran easy-to-reach targets.

“Pulling out now works in our favour, not Iran’s,” he adds.

Kent resigned from his post in March in protest over the US war on Iran, stating, “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”

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