Serious escalation with Iran shows Trump 'dangerously incompetent', says Joe Biden

US Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said that serious escalations with Iran prove President Donald Trump to be "dangerously incompetent". Addressing foreign policy issues during Democratic primary campaign, Biden lambasted Trump’s action for putting United States on brink of war.

" one wants war. But it's going to take hard work to make sure we don't end up re accidentally," said former vice president urging Trump to consult Congress before such actions.

Biden tore into US President saying he offered tweets, threats and tantrums instead of communicating rationale behind order to kill Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

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77-year-old Democratic leader had released a statement just after assassination of Soleimani saying that he deserved to be brought to justice for his crimes against American troops and thousands of incents throughout region.

However, Biden asserted it will escalate situation in an “already dangerous region”. Biden feared Iran will surely respond to attack bringing major conflict across Middle East.

“ Administration's statement says that its goal to deter future attacks by Iran, but this action almost certainly will have opposite effect,” statement read.

“President Trump just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox, and he owes American people an explanation of strategy,” it added.

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Legislation to block funding for war

Earlier, Democrats' Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna introduced legislation to block funding for any military budget aimed at starting a war against Iran without Congressional approval. Both leaders said that Congress has an opportunity to change course after authorising a disastrous $738 billion military budget that placed restrictions on President Trump from starting an unauthorised war with Iran.

“A war with Iran could cost countless lives and trillions more dollars and lead to even more deaths, more conflict, more displacement in that already highly volatile region of world,” statement read.

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(With AP inputs)