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The Trump administration has rejected the need for Congressional approval regarding the Iran war, claiming the 60-day deadline under the War Powers Act has been paused due to a ceasefire agreement. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified that hostilities have effectively terminated.
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Today marks 60 days since the Trump administration notified Congress that it was carrying out strikes on Iran – meaning that under the War Powers Act of 1973, today is the deadline for Donald Trump to either end the Iran war or seek congressional authorization to extend it.
However, the Trump administration has repeatedly rejected the deadline, with Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, testifying before a heated Senate armed services committee that the ceasefire agreement reached with Iran more than three weeks ago “means the 60-day clock pauses, or stops”.
Hegseths’s comments reflect what a senior Trump administration official told the Guardian earlier: “For war powers resolution purposes, the hostilities that began on Saturday, February 28, have terminated,” the official said.
On Thursday, Senate Republicans again blocked a war powers resolution put forth by Democrat Adam Schiff that would have limited the conflict until Congress authorizes further military action.
This was the sixth time that Democrats have forced a vote on a war powers resolution related to the war in Iran, all of which have failed, mostly along party lines. But Republicans in recent weeks have said they would eventually like to see a vote and two Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky – voted in favor of the resolution on Thursday (one Democrat, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, opposed it).
“As I have said since these hostilities with Iran began, the president’s authority as commander-in-chief is not without limits,” Collins said on X. “The constitution gives Congress an essential role in decisions of war and peace, and the War Powers Act establishes a clear 60-day deadline for Congress to either authorize or end US involvement in foreign hostilities. That deadline is not a suggestion; it is a requirement.”
In other developments:
The War Powers Act of 1973 requires the President to seek Congressional approval for military actions lasting longer than 60 days, which the Trump administration claims is not applicable due to a ceasefire.
Pete Hegseth is the defense secretary who testified that the ceasefire agreement with Iran means the 60-day deadline for Congressional approval has been paused or stopped.
The administration's rejection of the need for Congressional approval raises concerns about executive power and accountability in military engagements.

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