President Trump informed Congress that hostilities with Iran have officially ended due to a lasting ceasefire, aiming to sidestep requirements for formal war power authorization.
In a series of letters to congressional leadership on Friday, President Donald Trump declared that military hostilities between the United States and Iran “have terminated,” citing a sustained ceasefire that has remained in effect since April 7. The formal notification to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley comes as the administration faces intensifying bipartisan pressure to seek formal war authorization after the conflict surpassed the 60-day mark.
Trump maintained that while the Iranian threat “remains significant,” the lack of recent combat which originally began on February 28, 2026 negates the immediate need for a new mandate, asserting his intent to manage regional stability “consistent with my responsibilities and pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct United States foreign relations” as commander in chief.
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