Former US counter-terrorism chief Joe Kent has said that the country needs to end the war and fire the officials who enabled it.
In an article published in Responsible Statecraft, he writes, “It’s time to end the war in Iran. This is irrefutable, as Vice President Vance has admitted. Over 70 per cent of voters blamed the Iran war and our off-balanced relationship with Israel for the out-of-control inflation that affects their daily lives and have zero tolerance for more wars of choice.
“With this clear message from the American people, Trump must immediately end the war – today.”
Kent says that the US can end the war by withdrawing its assets from the region and ending the naval blockade on Iranian ports. He notes that most American bases in the Middle East are a “strategic liability” and that lifting the blockade would put the “diplomatic ball back in Iran’s court”.
