'Responsibility to protect Americans': Trump tells US Congress fighting with Iran resumed
President Trump has notified Congress that military operations against Iran have resumed following alleged ceasefire violations in the Strait of Hormuz. The administration cites the need to protect American interests and commercial shipping as the primary justification for the renewed strikes.
Why it matters
This escalation marks a significant shift in Middle Eastern geopolitical stability and tests the limits of the War Powers Resolution regarding executive military authority.
US President Donald Trump has formally notified congress that military action against Iran resumed on July 7, a move that his administration says begins a new 60-day period during which US forces can continue operations without fresh congressional authorisation under the War Powers Resolution.In a letter dated July 10 and obtained by Reuters, Trump informed lawmakers that hostilities had resumed after Iran allegedly violated a ceasefire agreement by attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."I directed this military action consistent with my responsibility to protect Americans and United States' national security and foreign policy interests," Trump wrote in the letter.The notification was submitted, Trump said, "as part of my efforts to keep the congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers Resolution."Ceasefire declared overAccording to the letter, Trump had ordered a two-week ceasefire on April 7, which was later extended as his administration pursued a diplomatic solution.The letter also…
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