Democrats slammed Trump Friday over his “dangerous escalation” with Iran
’s strike on Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani, calling it a “dangerous escalation” that has brought the United States to the threshold of another Middle Eastern war without congressional authorization. “We cannot put the lives of American servicemembers, diplomats and others further at risk by engaging in provocative and disproportionate actions,” House Speakerlate Thursday. “America—and the world—cannot afford to have tensions escalate to the point of no return.
The U.S. and Iran may already have reached that point after Trump ordered an attack on Soleimani and other top military officials, killing the influential Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force leader and eliciting threats of “harsh retaliation” from Tehran. Secretary of State
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