Iranian state-aligned media are amplifying claims by former US official Joe Kent that conservative advisor Charlie Kirk was assassinated and his investigation halted due to his opposition to the ongoing US-Iran conflict and pressure from pro-Israel donors.
Iranian state-affiliated media outlets are heavily promoting allegations that conservative American political figure Charlie Kirk was assassinated due to his opposition to a war with Iran. The reports, surfacing just days after the United States and Israel launched massive coordinated airstrikes across Iran, center on statements attributed to Joe Kent, who the channels identify as the resigned director of the US National Counterterrorism Center.
سپاه پاسداران 🏴, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), highlighted Kent's claims that Kirk—described as one of President Trump's closest advisors—openly advocated against military conflict with Iran. Kent purportedly recounted his final meeting with Kirk in the West Wing of the White House last June, where Kirk allegedly "looked into my eyes and said: Joe, stop us from going to war with Iran".Furthermore, the IRGC-linked channel emphasizes Kent's assertion that Kirk wanted the administration to "reconsider our relationship with the Israelis." Following these stances, Kirk was "suddenly publicly assassinated, and we are not allowed to ask any questions about it," according to سپاه پاسداران 🏴. Kent alleges that the National Counterterrorism Center's investigation into the assassination was deliberately halted to prevent further scrutiny.
The hardline Iranian newspaper روزنامه وطن امروز (Vatan-e-Emrooz) echoed these identical claims but added a specific allegation regarding the motive. The publication reports that leaked text messages prove Kirk was "under immense pressure from many pro-Israel financial backers" prior to his death, framing the assassination as a direct consequence of challenging pro-Israel donor interests within the US government.
The source texts present Joe Kent as the 'resigned director' of the US National Counterterrorism Center and Charlie Kirk as 'one of Trump's closest advisors.' The Iranian media is utilizing these claims to project a narrative of internal US division and a conspiracy silencing anti-war voices within the Trump administration, notably timing this narrative immediately after the major US-Israel airstrikes on Iran on March 16. The framing heavily emphasizes a pro-Israel donor conspiracy as the underlying motive for Kirk's 'assassination.'