In an interview, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chair of the Intelligence Committee, said the administration's actions at this point strongly suggest that war is the end goal.

Axar.az reports citing Washington Post.

"Iran is and has been for decades a malevolent actor and a state sponsor of terror," Schiff told me. "But I'm also gravely concerned about actions were taken by the administration that appears calculated to put us on a collision course."

"Armed conflict with Iran," Schiff continued, "would be an unmitigated disaster."

"My concern at the moment is that the administration [is] putting us on the path that is more likely to lead to armed conflict, not less, without great thought for the consequences," Schiff said.