Washington DC, March 17 -- The Director of the United States' National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joseph Kent, on Tuesday, resigned from his post in protest against the ongoing war with Iran, asserting that Tehran did not present an imminent threat to the United States and strongly criticising the rationale for military action.

In his resignation letter to US President Donald Trump, Kent called the conflict with Iran unjustified, contending that Washington entered the war due primarily to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby rather than clear, direct threats to national security.

Kent, in his letter, further stated that he "cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran" and lamented a departure from what...