President Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war.
President Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war.
Even as he announced the strikes on Iran, President Trump appeared to be rapidly trying to get himself back to the middle by insisting the operation was a one-off.
Initial military assessments of the buried nuclear site contrast with the statement on the strike there made by President Trump.
B-2 stealth bombers, fighter aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”
B-2 stealth bombers, fighter aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”
The vice president stopped short of backing President Trump’s assertion that the three bombed facilities had been “totally obliterated.”
Iran’s foreign minister said the attack would have “everlasting consequences” and that Tehran “reserves all options” for a response.
Iran’s foreign minister called the attack a “betrayal” in the middle of negotiations and said it would have “everlasting consequences.”
Republicans in Congress praised President Trump’s decision to hit Iran. Many Democrats and some G.O.P. lawmakers said he should have consulted Congress.