Even as the Congress plans to corner the government on the developments in West Asia following the US-Israel attack on Iran, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will brief Parliament on the rapidly escalating crisis in the region on Monday.The Congress will demand a discussion on the developments in West Asia and India’s foreign policy “deviations” during the second leg of Parliament’s Budget session starting March 9.According to the revised list of business for the Lok Sabha, Jaishankar will make an official statement on the situation in West Asia.The statement comes as tensions in West Asia have intensified in recent weeks following missile and drone exchanges across the Gulf region, raising concerns globally about a wider escalation and its potential impact on energy markets, regional stability and expatriate populations.The Congress will also demand a debate on the impact of the Indo-US interim trade deal on farmers in the session that will end on April 2.The decision was taken at a meeting of Congress parliamentary strategy group chaired by top leader Sonia Gandhi at her residence and attended by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others on Sunday evening.After the meeting, Congress Rajya Sabha whip and working committee member Syed Naseer Hussain told reporters that the meeting discussed national and international issues and decided on the issues to be taken on priority.”We discussed the developments in West Asia and India’s foreign policy as also its impact on international trade and energy. We also discussed the impact of the Indo-US interim trade deal on farmers,” he said. He said the party wanted a discussion on both the issues during the session.