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By\u00a0Mohammad Sadat Khansari<\/p>\n
Tensions have been rising between the US and Iran for weeks, but even now that they seem to be easing, Donald Trump has openly refused to take military action off the table, saying that \u201cthere\u2019s always a chance of war\u201d with the Gulf nation. A smart move because otherwise, Iran may feel as if they have free reign to attack with impunity.<\/p>\n
A Republican lawmaker has backed Trump\u2019s comment, noting that the US would crush the Iranian regime in any such conflict in only a limited time.<\/p>\n
Congressman Adam Kinzinger told Fox News\u2019 \u2018American Newsroom\u2019 that Trump was right to take a hardline stance because the Iranian regime was the party provoking the US.<\/p>\n
The Illinois representative said: \u201cThis is Iranians’ doing, they’re almost trying to provoke us. So, the reaction would obviously be the right answer if it happens again\u2026 In terms of military to military, it would be a very one-sided conflict. Iran would be pretty much toast in a very quick amount of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued that the Iranian regime was unlikely to cross Trump\u2019s redlines in order to avoid defeat.<\/p>\n
The Iranian regime has responded that it would not hesitate to retaliate if the US attacked, but the country has many times, despite its aggressive behaviour and language, expressed a desire to avoid war. This is because Kinzinger\u2019s assessment was correct and Iran would lose quickly.<\/p>\n
Iran regime\u2019s president Hassan Rouhani said: \u201cIran has no tendency to enter conflict with other countries or world powers.\u201d<\/p>\n
He previously said of potential conflict: \u201cThe situation is not suitable for talks and our choice is resistance only. I favour talks and diplomacy but under current conditions, I do not accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recent war of words came after the Iranian regime threatened to resume uranium enrichment programmes, which are banned under the 2015 nuclear deal \u2013 known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – reached between the US, the UK and a number of other countries in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.<\/p>\n
Trump, a major critic of the deal on the campaign trail, pulled the US out of the agreement in 2018, citing Iran regime\u2019s cheating, and imposed sanctions. Since then, tensions have risen as the Iranian economy collapsed and many speculated about the potential for war.<\/p>\n
This was even more of a worry after the US moved troops into the region last month in response to potential Iran regime\u2019s plots, but nothing has yet come to pass and probably never will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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