#war-powers — Public Fediverse posts
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A ship anchored off the #UAE was seized & taken toward #Iran & another—a cargo ship near #Oman —sank after being
attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the #StraitOfHormuz.It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind these incidents, but they happened as a snr Iranian ofcl reiterated his country’s claim of control over the waterway & another said it had a right to seize #oil tankers connected to the #US.
#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-hormuz-may-14-2026-efb53c39ee6334733e1cb22ca4a6c279 -
…The #WarPowers Resolution — a Vietnam-era #law that mandates congressional authorization for any declaration of armed conflict —requires the admin to end hostilities after 60 days of fighting unless #Congress gives its explicit approval. Wednesday’s vote is the first time lawmakers have considered a bill to end the #IranWar since that deadline passed earlier this month.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #CostOfLiving #oil
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The vote marked the latest setback for congressional Democrats, who have pledged to continue bringing the #WarPowers measures to the floor even though each of them has failed.
“We’re going to force this vote every week until the #Senate says we shouldn’t be at #war. And I do believe that day is coming,” Sen. Tim Kaine (Virginia), one of the Democrats leading the effort, told reporters.
#IranWar #US #Iran #law #Congress #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation
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The #Senate rejected a Democratic-led measure to halt the #war in #Iran, in a sign of durable #Republican support for the military campaign even after the lapsing of the legal deadline for the #Trump admin to receive lawmakers’ approval to continue it.
The resolution failed by a vote of 50 to 49, with 3 #Republicans joining nearly all #Democrats in supporting the measure. -
#Senate rejects bill to halt #IranWar despite lawmakers’ growing frustrations
It was the first such vote since a deadline passed for the #Trump admin to seek #Congress’s approval to continue the military campaign.#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/13/senate-rejects-bill-halt-iran-war-despite-growing-frustrations/ -
#SaudiArabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on #Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the #MiddleEast war started by #Trump, 2 Western ofcls briefed on the matter & 2 Iranian ofcls said.
The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil & show the extent to which the #IranWar has spread.
#TrumpsWar #WarOfChoice #US #law #WarPowers
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudi-arabia-launched-covert-attacks-iran-regional-war-widened-sources-2026-05-12/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
#Iran responds to #US #ceasefire proposal but #Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'
Iran sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators & wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” with no details.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-attack-may-10-2026-f8812db41837336d816efaea7bc1c44a -
#US military intelligence-gathering flights are surging off the coast of #Cuba, a CNN analysis of publicly available aviation data shows.
Since Feb 4, the US Navy & Air Force have conducted at least 25 such flights using manned aircraft & drones, most of them near the country’s two biggest cities, Havana & Santiago de Cuba, & some coming within 40 miles of the coast, acc/to FlightRadar24.
#Trump #imperialism #LandGrab #law #WarPowers #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/americas/us-spy-flights-cuba-latam-intl -
The #US #military claimed it carried out retaliatory strikes on #Iran, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.
It added Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones & small boats as 3 US Navy destroyers transited the #StraitOfHormuz.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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The #US targeted "an Iranian oil tanker traveling from Iran's coastal waters near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another vessel entering the Strait of Hormuz near the Emirati port of Fujairah," a spox for #Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by state media.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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#Iran accuses #US of violating “ceasefire”
Iran has accused the US of violating a ceasefire by targeting 2 ships at the #StraitOfHormuz & attacking #civilian areas, the country's top joint military command said.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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No #US vessels were hit, & US forces responded by striking #Iran #military facilities deemed responsible, officials said in the statement.
“Centcom does not seek escalation but remains positioned & ready to protect American forces,” the statement said.#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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So much for the “ceasefire” talks going well. Not that I believe anything from this admin.
#US launches #strikes on #Iran after attacks on warships, military says
The “self-defense strikes” followed attacks on 3 US naval vessels, #CENTCOM said in a statement. None of the US warships were hit.#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics/us-forces-strike-military-facilities-in-iran?cid=ios_app -
#Iran Says It Is Discussing Plan With #US to End Hostilities
The one-page proposal under review would open the #StraitOfHormuz & pause the fighting for 30 days, but differences remain over US demands on Iran’s #nuclear program.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/07/world/iran-trump-hormuz-peace-deal?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Iran retains about 75% of its prewar inventories of mobile launchers & about 70% of its prewar stockpiles of missiles, a #US official said. The official said there is evidence that the regime has been able to recover & reopen almost all of its underground storage facilities, repair some damaged missiles & even assemble some new missiles that were nearly complete when the #war began.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy
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The analysis by the #US #intelligence community, whose secret assessments on #Iran have often been far more sober than the admin’s public statements, also found that Tehran retains significant ballistic missile capabilities despite weeks of intense US & #Israel bombardment, 3 of the people familiar with it said.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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A confidential #CIA analysis delivered to admin policymakers this week concludes that #Iran can survive the #US naval #blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, 4 people familiar with the document said, a finding that appears to raise new questions about Trump’s optimism on ending the #war.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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#US intelligence says #Iran can outlast Trump’s #Hormuz #blockade for months
A confidential intelligence community assessment delivered to the White House also finds that Iran retains a substantial missile & drone arsenal.#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/07/cia-intelligence-iran-trump-blockade-missiles/ -
The #Trump admin’s shifting & often contradictory messaging throughout the #IranWar has produced ever more confusion this week as Trump & his aides presented a dizzying narrative over the #US “strategy” to unblock the #StraitOfHormuz & wrap up the #war that drastically changed over the course of mere hours.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy ##US #Iran #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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By Tuesday evening, #Trump announced that the effort to protect ships was paused to see if an agreement could be reached. Then on Wednesday morning, he again warned that bombing would resume if Tehran didn’t agree to #US terms.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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That afternoon, Secy of #State #MarcoRubio told reporters at the White House that the military operation was “concluded” & that the #US achieved its objectives [not that anyone knows what those are]. But in almost the same breath, he said #Trump was still seeking a “path of peace” that required #Iran to agree to a deal to reopen the vital oil shipping corridor.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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Tuesday started with Defense Secy Pete #Hegseth explaining how the #US military was protecting stranded ships so they could traverse the #StraitOfHormuz. He insisted it was a defensive operation & the truce was still in place even though #Iran had launched missiles & drones at #US forces, which sank Tehran’s small attack boats.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #IranWar #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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#Trump admin sows “confusion” as it tries to reopen #StraitOfHormuz [they just have no idea what they’re doing]
The Trump admin’s approach to the #IranWar over the past 24 hrs has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding & military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #US #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #MarketManipulation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-confusion-messaging-contradiction-20471bb90ad7abd6381a761fffeb8e96 -
CW: Iran War
The Trump administration missed the 60-day War Powers deadline for congressional authorization of strikes on Iran. The attacks are now legally unauthorized. Contact Congress and demand they use the War Powers Resolution to end it. https://act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran-war/ #WarPowers #Iran #Congress #ForeignPolicyPlease boost.
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#Trump posted on social media that the war with #Iran could soon end & #oil & natural #gas shipments could restart. But that all depends on Iran accepting a reported agreement that Trump did not detail.
“If they don’t agree, the bombing starts,” Trump wrote.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-china-may-6-2026-3d061a90ccde095178d9b988d94d08f3 -
…In all, The Post found 217 structures & 11 pieces of equipment that were damaged or destroyed at 15 #US #military sites in the region. Experts who reviewed The Post’s analysis said the damage at the sites suggested that the US military had underestimated Iran’s targeting abilities, not adapted sufficiently to modern drone warfare & left some bases under-protected.
#kakistocracy #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Hegseth #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast