Iran MP says Trump threats are psychological pressure, rules out US attack
US President Donald Trump is not going to attack Iran, an Iranian lawmaker said, dismissing Washington’s military moves in the region as psychological pressure rather than preparations for war.
“America will definitely not attack Iran,” Mohammad Seraj, a Tehran representative in parliament, was quoted as saying by the Iranian outlet Didban Iran.
Seraj argued that Trump believes he can achieve his aims by creating an atmosphere of fear.
He also issued a warning over US naval deployments, describing an American aircraft carrier sent to the region as a potential target.
“The ship the United States has dispatched is itself a target for us,” Seraj said. “If we wanted, we could easily send American ships to the bottom of the open seas with our missiles.”
Seraj said Trump would require congressional authorization for military action and argued that neither domestic US politics nor regional conditions favored a new confrontation. “This is purely psychological warfare,” he said.
He also rejected the prospect of negotiations under US conditions, saying Iran would not accept what he described as demands imposed through threats. “We will never negotiate with Trump,” Seraj said.
