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'We Need To Be the Anti-War Party,' Says Iranian-American House Democrat

6/29/202624 min

U.S. President Donald Trump's peace deal with Iran is hanging on by a thread, after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes against each other over the weekend. This comes as the old-guard, hawkish Democrats – including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer – have been voicing opposition to Trump's peace deal, despite the mounting toll of the war.

So will this war ever end? Are the old-guard, hawkish Democrats dragging their feet now when it comes to stopping the war on Iran? And what do actual Iranian-Americans think of the deal?

In this video, Mehdi interviews Yassamin Ansari – the first and only Iranian-American Democrat in Congress – who explains why she "hopes" this deal will mark the end of this war. She also discusses why some Democrats are trying to rally against the peace deal.

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  4. Yasmin Ansari· Guest0:52

    We need to be the anti-war party. I don't think that we should be giving that up to Republicans.

  5. Mehdi Hasan· Host0:58

    How is it J.D. Vance sounds like a dove and top Democrats sound like hawks who want the war to continue?

  6. Yasmin Ansari· Guest1:02

    We may inadvertently become obstacles to peace as Democrats. Israel, you know, has committed mass atrocities and genocide in Gaza as well as now in Lebanon.

  7. Mehdi Hasan· Host1:15

    I haven't seen you refer to it as a genocide before.

  8. Yasmin Ansari· Guest1:17

    I just don't think we can continue to mince our words.

  9. Mehdi Hasan· Host1:21

    Do you believe that Democrats should be rejecting money from a group as toxic as AIPAC?

  10. Yasmin Ansari· Guest1:25

    I've never had AIPAC support, but even, uh, when it comes to other organizations like- You

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