New Delhi, April 23 -- Before President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously proposed a military conflict with Iran to multiple American leaders, all of whom rejected the overture, according to John Kerry, former US Secretary of State.

"Obama said no. Bush said no. President Biden said no. I mean, I was part of those conversations," Kerry said during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He explained that past presidents declined to engage in a war with Tehran because they had not "exhausted all the remedies of peaceful process."

Reflecting on his experiences as a Vietnam veteran, Kerry argued that the conflicts in Vietnam and Iraq provide a vital lesson in transparency. He emphasised the imp...