Washington DC, March 20 -- Former US National Counterterrorism Centre Director Joe Kent, on Friday, said he resigned from his position over the war involving Iran, saying he could not support sending American troops into another prolonged conflict overseas.

Addressing at the third annual "Catholic Prayer for America" Gala in Washington DC, Kent said his decision was guided by his conscience after decades of military service in the Middle East.

"I will not in good conscience send young men and women off to die on foreign battlefields," Kent said. "We're at a critical juncture in the war in Iran; we need to let our leaders hear that we do not support this war."

Kent, who served for about 20 years with multiple deployments in the Middle E...