New Delhi, April 6 -- Former Senior Diplomat Yogendra Kumar said that there's "a certain kind of pressure building up" ahead of the United States midterm elections in November as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.

Speaking with ANI, Yogendra Kumar mentioned that US is "reluctant" to deploy the ground troops in Iran, considering that Tehran is a "much bigger" challenge than what Washington has faced before.

"The midterm elections are coming in November, but for that, the primaries have already started. Therefore, you can see a certain kind of pressure building up. On the other hand, there is a degree of reluctance to actually deploy ground troops. This can mean there can be serious casualties. Iran is so much bigger t...