Trump's senior counterterrorism official quits over Iran war blaming 'pressure from Israel'

Donald Trump's senior counterterrorism official has resigned over the Iran war, saying the country posed "no imminent threat" to the US. In a letter posted on X Joe Kent wrote: "I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran." "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby." Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-latest-trump-tehran-israel-strikes-us-drone-live-sky-news-13509565 #skynews #iranwar #usa #middleeast #trump SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda Watch more Richard and Yalda videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWorldwithRichardandYalda Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales