Donald Trump stands out from his hawks and says that he does not want war with Iran – 17/05/2019

By Deb Riechmann and Mathew Lee

President Donald Trump hopes that the United States are not on the way to war with Iran among the fears that his two most aggressive advisers They might be looking for a conflict of this type with the Islamic Republic.

When asked on Thursday whether the United States would go to war with Iran, the president replied: "I hope not"A day later, he repeated his desire for dialogue and tweeted: "I'm sure Iran will want to talk soon."

"John (Bolton) has strong opinions, but it's okay, in fact, I've moderated it for John, which is quite surprising, is not it?"

Donald Trump

President of the USA

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The tone contrast with a series of moves in the United States and Iran that have intensified tensions in the Middle East in recent days. During the past year, the National Security Advisor John Bolton and the secretary of state Mike Pompeo they were the public face of the "maximum pressure" campaign of the administration against Tehran.

Friday, a leader of the powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard warned that Iranian missiles they can "easily reach the warships" in the Persian Gulf and in other parts of the Middle East. According to Mohammad Saleh Jokar, a semi-official news agency, the Iranian missiles have a range of 2,000 kilometers and can attack all targets in the region.

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Growing rhetoric has shaken lawmakers who demand more information on the White House's badertions about the increase in Iranian aggression. The main leaders of the Congress were briefed Thursday on Iran, but many other lawmakers from both parties blamed the White House for not keeping them informed.

Iran poses a particular challenge to Trump. While the president is speaking harshly against foreign opponents to the delight of his supporters, a military confrontation with Iran could make it seem like a retreat from the campaign's commitment to holding the United States away from foreign intrusions.

However, lawmakers and their allies fear that any Trump's answer irregular or miscalculated can send the United States into a conflict.

Trump pulled the United States out of the nuclear deal with Iran last year and reinstated the sanctions imposed on Tehran, which paralyze its economy.

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Tensions increased significantly on May 5, when Bolton announced that the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group would be moved from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf earlier than expected in response to "a series of ominous and progressive warnings and warnings", without going into details.

"I hope that the presidential advisers recognize that they are in no way allowed to move forward"

Nancy Pelosi

President of the House of Representatives

Since then, four oil tankers, including two from Saudi Arabia, have been targeted for sabotage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, officials said. A Saudi oil pipeline was attacked by Houthi rebels backed by Iran in Yemen. The United States also ordered non-essential personnel to leave Iraq and sent additional military resources to the area.

The Senate will receive a confidential briefing on Iran on Tuesday, said Jim Risch of Idaho, chairman of the Commission on External Relations. The Chamber also requested a clbadified briefing.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said the briefings were necessary as informing leaders "does not replace all members of Congress". He said that not informing lawmakers was "part of a pattern" for the Trump administration. "It's not fair." alerted The power to declare war belongs to Congress.

"I hope the president's advisers will recognize that they are not allowed to advance in any way" against Iran, Pelosi said.

Trump rejected the suggestions that one of his advisers, especially Bolton, is pushing him into the conflict.

"John (Bolton) has strong opinions, but it does not matter, actually I've moderated it for John, which is pretty amazing, no?", Recently told Trump the question of know he was happy with Bolton's advice. "I have different sides – I mean, I have John Bolton and other people who are a little nicer than him." And finally, I make the decision. "

Mark Dubowitz, an uncompromising Iranian politician and executive director of the Democracy Foundation, said: "Trump is well advised to let these advisors play the role they play and really help to get ready. "Bargaining, but in the end, everything comes down to your ability to oversee a negotiation and do it with caution and judgment, and it's an open question."

Trita Parsi, badociate professor at Georgetown University, who advised the Obama administration on Iran, believes that the Iranians are trying to exploit the divergence between Trump and Bolton on issues of foreign politic.

He quoted a recent tweet from Hessamoddin Ashena, adviser to Iranian President Hbadan Rouhani, which was aimed directly at Trump and Bolton, easily recognized in public by his thick white mustache.

"You wanted a better deal with Iran, it seems like you're going to have a war in place, that's what happens when you hear the man with the mustache," said the advisor Iranian.

Associated press