Trump Says Iran War Has Restarted, Potentially Resetting War Powers Clock

President Donald Trump has formally alerted Congress that he has restarted the U.S. war on Iran, potentially allowing his administration to argue that the War Powers deadline has been reset. Despite the implementation of peace deals, the U.S. war on Iran never actually ended, with blockades and hostile attacks from both sides persisting even during purported truces. But the administration may…
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Trump Says Iran Deal Is “Over,” Signals More US Strikes Are Likely Coming

In remarks at the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran, negotiated last month, was no longer in effect, citing the resumption of military attacks between the two countries. Trump’s comments come as the U.S. and Iran have exchanged fire over the past several days, with U.S.
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Trump Says US-Iran Talks Will Resume on Tuesday — Tehran Hasn’t Confirmed

Despite Iran and the United States exchanging rounds of fire over the weekend, the Trump administration is insisting that discussions around a final deal to end the war are still set to commence, with the president himself claiming that talks will resume in Qatar on Tuesday. However, Iran has not yet confirmed that those talks have been agreed upon. The exchange of fire underscores the…
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Leaked Iran Agreement Contradicts Trump’s Claims About $300B Postwar Aid

On Wednesday, CNN obtained and published the details of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran, meant to halt the war between the countries for at least the next 60 days. The 14-point MOU calls for an “immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts” — including in Lebanon. The document also alludes to reaching a “final agreement” within the next two…
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Trump Justifies War by Citing Nuclear Promise Iran Already Made Before It Began

As details emerge regarding the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump appears to be pushing the idea that the war was justified because it prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. However, the MOU doesn’t contain any enforcement mechanisms for preventing Iran from obtaining such weapons. It only requires the country’s leaders to…
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