’He’s mentally unstable’: Iranian American in Congress condemns Trump’s war and pushes for his removal

Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regime

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump is an “evil human being” who “wants to be an emperor” and should be removed from office over the war in Iran, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/28/yassamin-ansari-arizona-iran-trump-conflict">Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian American member of the https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">US Congress, has told the Guardian.

Ansari, the daughter of Iranian immigrants who decades ago fled the regime, spoke out after the president threatened to wipe out https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran">Iran’s civilisation before backing down and announcing https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/trump-iran-war-ceasefire">an uncertain two-week ceasefire.