Former Vice President, Joe Biden has told President Donald Trump that diplomacy is the only way out of the Iran crisis.
On Tuesday in New York, the Democratic presidential spoke on the tensions caused by the airstrike that killed Iranian military commander, Qassem Soleimani.
Iran has asked Trump to apologize for the drone attack.
In his remarks, Biden said “no one wants war” and insisted that Trump has “no strategy, no endgame.”
The former VP said: “His constant mistakes and poor decision-making have left the U.S. with severely limited options. Most of those options are now bad.
Biden accused Trump of “destroying the relationship between the White House and Capitol Hill, abusing our allies, embracing dictators, creating – not solving foreign policy crisis on the international stage.
“I don’t expect Donald Trump to listen to me. I hope he listens to those around him and understand the gravity of the threats we now face.
“He should take the necessary steps to protect our forces and ensure the security of our diplomats, civilians and overseas facilities, not just in the Middle East, but anywhere that Iran might be able to strike.
“He should stop tweeting, so he doesn’t box us in with these threats. He should be reaching out to our European partners and others…and find a way to avoid war.”
Biden, who was President Barack Obama’s deputy, added that the best way to resolve the conflict is for President Trump “to re-join the Iran deal and build on it”.
Under the Iran nuclear deal, Iran would redesign, convert, and reduce its nuclear facilities and accept the Additional Protocol in order to lift nuclear-related economic sanctions, freeing up billions of dollars in oil revenue and frozen assets.
The assets in international accounts are reportedly worth between $100 billion and $120 billion. Almost $2 billion are frozen in the U.S.
On May 22, 2015, Obama signed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 into law. The legislation passed by the Senate in a 98-1 vote and the House in a 400-25 vote.
But on May 8, 2018, under the Trump administration. the U.S. announced its withdrawal from the deal.
