Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent wants President Trump to remove US forces from the Middle East.

President Trump called off strikes on Iran, which is a good decision. He wants out of the war. Iran will not return the Strait of Hormuz to how it was before the war without a big escalation.

Now is the time for President Trump to pull out troops from the region. He can say he won because Iran will not have nuclear weapons. He can use sanctions relief to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Former Counterterrorism Official Joe Kent continues to call for US military withdrawal from the Middle East.

Joe Kent was the National Counterterrorism Center Director during a House hearing in Washington, D.C.

Kent opposed the Iran war when he resigned from his role earlier this year.

Fox News asked the White House for comment on Monday morning.

President Trump said the US would hold off on new attacks against Iran in a Saturday night post.

Trump says an Iran deal is coming soon; a planned strike would have been the largest since World War II.

President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at the Hagerstown Regional Airport in Maryland.

The US is ready to attack Iran, but Trump agreed to hold off because Iran and other countries asked for a deal. The deal includes opening the Hormuz Strait and ending Iran's nuclear threat.

Trump canceled the attack to make a deal for the future benefit of the world and Iran. Israel joins the US in this commitment.

Iran's Mehr News Agency said Trump's claim that Iran asked the US to refrain from attacks is a lie.

NPR reported that Iranian military figures called Trump's claim a new lie.

Iran's war on Americans started decades ago, and some families still have scars.

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Trump said negotiations will start the next afternoon while speaking to the press on Air Force One.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.