Shashi Tharoor says US Congress cannot stop Trump on Iran

"US Congress can't stop Trump": Shashi Tharoor on possibility of fresh strikes on Iran

Thiruvananthapuram, November 6

He said that the US Congress or anybody else can't stop the Donald Trump administration from striking Iran again.

"He has the right to do that. We must always understand that the election results will have no effect on this kind of decision. We must be prepared to understand that if Mr Trump wants to do that, however ill-advised it may be, whatever the consequences may be for the rest of us, for all the other countries in the region, oil supplies, inflation, everything else, he cannot be prevented by the US Congress or by anybody else," Tharoor told ANI.

The Congress leader said that Trump's warning against Iran must be another tactic to "strengthen his bargaining position for peace".

"On the other hand, we must not always take everything literally. It could merely be a way of strengthening his bargaining position for peace. That is, I am prepared to hit, but if you want peace, come and talk. That could be the implicit message," Tharoor said.

"I'm not saying he said that, but by showing that he is prepared to hit, he might focus minds on both sides on serious peace accommodations. We can only hope that," he added.

Earlier, Trump met with his national security team on Thursday to deliberate on whether to resume military operations against Iran, with senior officials confirming the developments to Fox News.

According to the officials cited by Fox News, crucial meetings at the White House took place on Wednesday and Thursday.

Furthermore, Fox News reported that November 9 marks a new moon in the Middle East, resulting in minimal or no moonlight, an environmental condition considered highly advantageous for military operations.

Trump had informed journalists in the Oval Office earlier that Washington would soon "make a decision" regarding the resumption of the war.

— ANI