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U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks during a House hearing on June 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo: Jemal Countess\/Getty Images for Court Accountability)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“<\/strong>Israel’s dramatic escalation is completely compatible with its past efforts to drag the U.S. into another war,” one expert said of the Israeli assassination of a Hamas leader in Iran.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JESSICA CORBETT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 04, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amid mounting fears of a regional war in the Middle East, a pair of Democratic congressmen joined the growing chorus warning against the U.S. engaging in an armed conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introducing a resolution to authorize the use of U.S. armed forces against Iran, Congressman Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-Calif.) said<\/a> on social media Saturday that “the U.S. must not be dragged into a war with Iran.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Iraq War was the biggest American blunder of the 21st century,” Khanna added. “Every candidate running this cycle must be clear on where they stand on this.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan<\/a> (D-Wis.) said<\/a> early Sunday: “I agree with Ro Khanna. No war with Iran! Let’s all get on record with this.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hassan El-Tayyab, legislative director for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, urged<\/a> Khanna to introduce a related war powers resolution, arguing that “we really could use a clear vehicle like this to increase the pressure for no U.S. military intervention in a disastrous war with Iran.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re a miscalculation or a miscue away from an event that could draw the U.S. and Iran into a direct military conflict.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Hamas, the Palestinian political and militant group that has controlled the Gaza<\/a> Strip for nearly two decades, led the October 7 attack on Israel<\/a>, Israeli forces\u2014backed by diplomatic and weapons support from U.S. President Joe Biden and Congress\u2014have killed<\/a> at least 39,583 people in the coastal enclave and injured another 91,398, according to local officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2014which faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice over Gaza\u2014has elevated fears of a regional war this week with an airstrike<\/a> targeting Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut, Lebanon and the assassination<\/a> of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh at his residence in the Iranian capital of Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By killing Haniyeh, “Netanyahu has systematically sabotaged cease-fire talks because ending the war will likely end his political career,” Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Here we go again. Scrambling to prevent total war by pressing Iran not to retaliate,” Parsi said<\/a> Sunday, pointing to the final paragraph of a New York Times<\/em> opinion piece he wrote<\/a> in April about a conflict<\/a> that began with an attack on Iran’s diplomatic compound in Syria. “Had Biden forced a Gaza cease-fire, we wouldn’t perpetually be on the precipice of war.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parsi had argued earlier this year that “Mr. Biden has pursued policies that have pushed the Middle East to the precipice of war. His tactical successes in avoiding the worst outcomes of his policies should not be belittled. But they can never make up for his government’s broader failure to pursue a strategy that brings real security to America and real peace to the Middle East.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netanyahu has pushed the US to go to war with Iran for more than 15 years. The last four American presidents have faced pressure from Israel to go to war with Iran.

Israel's dramatic escalation is completely compatible with its past efforts to drag the US into another war. pic.twitter.com\/jQh6EN4uPB<\/a><\/p>— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) August 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>