Trump notifies Congress of renewed Iran hostilities, 60-day clock
Why it matters: The filing seeks to reset war-powers limits as lawmakers from both parties press to end US military action.
President Donald Trump formally notified Congress that hostilities with Iran resumed on July 7, a move his administration treats as starting a fresh 60-day period for military action without congressional approval. In the July 10 letter, seen by Reuters on July 13, Trump said renewed strikes followed Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz that violated a June 17 memorandum of understanding. He also said the United States was reinstating a blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf. The filing is likely to deepen a fight with Congress, where both the House and Senate passed a June resolution directing Trump to withdraw US forces from the conflict.