Trump has "ended" the war to avoid asking Congress for permission
The US president has confirmed in a letter sent to Congress this Friday that attacks in the Middle East have "ceased," despite maintaining full military strength in the region and keeping negotiations with Tehran away from peace.
U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to lawmakers this Friday, the day the deadline for requesting permission from Congress to keep troops deployedin the Middle East, assuring them that the war with Iran "is over."
Through this document, to which the Politico newspaper has had access, Trump wants to end the debate on whether the Executive needs the approval of the Capitol.
60 days period and truce
"There has been no fire attack between the US and Iran since April 7, 2026, "Trump writes in the letter, citing the truce agreed by both sides on that day, which the Republican unilaterally and indefinitely extended last week.
In this regard, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Trump himself have declared in the last two days that the truce bringsthe counter back to zero, referring to the permit provided for in the War Powers Act.
This Act obliges Congress to approve the maintenance of troops within 60 days ofthe commencement of the conflict, which is not necessary if the legislator has declared or authorized it before the war, or if the United States has been directly attacked.
Trump has suggested that this law passed in 1973 (at the end of the Vietnam War) may be "unconstitutional . "He has also pointed out that since then no US government has turned to Congress to support an external operation.
In theory, the 60-day deadline is today. Lawmakers have been counting since March 2, when the Trump administration sent a report on the start of attacks, just two days afterthe U.S. and Israel began their attacks on Iran.
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