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military action in Iran.** It does not appear to be seeking that approval. According to the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Congress must declare war or authorize the use of force within 60 days
military and Hezbollah warned residents not to return to their villages for their own safety.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F92%2F11ce087f448182cdfe31a4cc75cd%2Fgettyimages-2271154577.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships
Strait of Hormuz is impossible with such a flagrant breach of the ceasefire,” he added, saying that the US and Israel “did not achieve their goals through military aggression, nor will they through bullying”. Iranian
Strait of Hormuz over the last 48 hours. CENTCOM said that nine vessels had complied with US military commands to turn around. In a separate statement, the US Navy said it was warning ships that
action that would put any additional sanctions on Iran because of its closure of the strait,” Yu said. “Reportedly, the Iranian foreign minister is looking for clarity from Beijing as to what it will
Strait of Hormuz, which has been in effect closed for weeks since the launch of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, and which has been the site of multiple attacks and seizures of ships during that
Strait of Hormuz, but that Washington can’t “normalise a country being able to determine who is allowed to use an international waterway”. “I am certainly not going to preview or predict the actions
Strait of Hormuz and moving them to its coast. Then, the US military intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters, the Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday, and was said
military bases in southern Spain for use during the U.S.-Israel war in Iran. Trump has also publicly criticized Britain after its prime minister, Keir Starmer, publicly distanced the U.K. from America's Iran policy
military. If all Shia villages are destroyed and their populations driven towards Beirut, the Israeli army would finally be able to carry out the original Gaza plan – whoever stays behind and does not choose
action against Iran. On Thursday, a sixth bid in the Senate to curb Trump’s authority to conduct military operations using the War Powers Resolution was defeated by 50-47, with members voting overwhelmingly along
Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war When Donald Trump [abruptly pulled the plug on “Project Freedom”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/trump-project-freedom-strait-of-hormuz-ships-iran-ceasefire), the scheme to open the strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz,** Downing Street said. A spokesperson said: “The summit will advance work towards a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping once the conflict ends.” - **Foreign ministers from 17 countries, including
Strait of Hormuz could end the current pause in fighting as mediators try to secure a diplomatic solution. “If the aggressor and terrorist US seeks to continue its illegal action of imposing a naval blockade
actions during his presidency also indicated that the postwar era in which the US acted as a steward maintaining global rules, norms and institutions “may well be over”, he said. Keir Starmer has offered limited
Strait of Hormuz. Trump, meanwhile, has repeatedly lodged threats of new attacks. Last week, Trump again threatened to “blow up the whole country”, hours before announcing the pause in fighting had been extended indefinitely
action in Iran, which is [broadly unpopular](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/03/25/americans-broadly-disapprove-of-u-s-military-action-in-iran/) with the American public. Nick H. is a 28-year-old independent voter who thinks Trump did a bad job gaming
strait of Hormuz**. The US launched an operation to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war. While the US military
military action alone,” she said. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Tahir Andrabi reinforced the link between the two ceasefires – between the US and Iran, and between Israel and Lebanon – on Thursday. “Peace
military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war. US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran