- President Donald Trump informed Congress in a letter Friday that hostilities with Iran have been "terminated" despite the continued presence of US armed forces in the region.
- The message effectively skirts a May 1 legal deadline for gaining congressional approval to continue the conflict with Iran.
- The move highlights a bold but legally questionable assertion of presidential power, as the war began two months prior without congressional consent.
- Republican lawmakers have been deferring to the president, allowing the deadline to pass without action. However, Trump also stated that the threat posed by Iran to the United States and its armed forces remains significant, suggesting the conflict may not be over.
- The US president told reporters earlier Friday that he was “not happy” with the latest proposal for peace from Iran, outlining options to either “blast them away or make a deal.”
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