Washington - The law experts have given advice to President Bush that as the UN Security Council is going to hear Iran's nuclear issue this week, he should keep in mind that it should be the last option for US to take any military action against Iran.  It is important first to seek proper and prior approval of the Congress.

Senator Joseph Biden said, "I think we can, short of war, stop Iran from having nuclear weapons," he is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

"You never want it to get that far. If necessary, war is an option but it is not the desirable one," said George Allen, the Republican Senator from Virginia.

Both Biden and Allen stressed that Washington must work with other countries that deal with Iran, while reminding the White House that it would need Congressional approval before any military action is taken to curb Iran's nuclear weapons program.

"He has to do that," Senator Biden said.

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