Retired US colonel suggests 'Trump should talk to PM Modi' amid escalating tensions with Iran

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump.

A retired colonel of the United States Army said continuous US involvement in the Israel-Iran war will lead to severe economic consequences and suggested US should find a mediator like Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In an interview to American political activist and commentator Tucker Carlson, when retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor was asked how the US can get out of the war, he said, "Somebody will say, why do you end it? Because if we don’t, we’re going to hit $300 per barrel of oil. We’re going to watch 60–80% of stock values crash. People are going to lose trillions in wealth. It will be a disaster, and it’s not something we’ll recover from."

He then suggested PM Modi as a mediator and said, “You can say well, he was just in Israel. That’s fine. He has got good relations with Israel; that’s not a bad thing. He also has good relations with Iran…and reasonable relations with the Chinese.”

He added, “He is historically leading a neutral state that is growing in stature, in power, in influence; we should recognize it and welcome it and not treat it as a problem. And I think President Trump should speak to him and say we need to end this.”

During the discussion, Macgregor also referenced the role of the US president in decision-making regarding the conflict. Mentioning Donald Trump, he said the president’s responsibility is to weigh the domestic consequences of foreign policy decisions.

“President Trump is still president of the United States, not president of Israel,” Macgregor said in the podcast.

Before MacGregor, it was the UAE's former envoy to India, Hussain Hassan Mirza, who suggested that PM Modi was the best person to help end the war, according to a report by India Today.