, March 29 -- US Senator Bernie Sanders on Saturday criticized the ongoing war in Iran as a "violation of international law" while addressing the flagship "No Kings" rally in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Speaking to thousands of protesters, Sanders pledged to oppose President Donald Trump's request for an additional $200 billion in military spending for the US-Israeli war in Iran, reports Al Jazeera.

"Let us be honest. The American people were lied to about the war in Vietnam, we were lied to about the war in Iraq, and we are being lied to today about the war in Iran," Sanders said.

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The progressive Democrat reminded the crowd that Trump had campaigned on a promise to ...