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Sanders Calls Trump’s Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Unconstitutional at Tulsa Rally

President Trump hailed a 'very successful' strike on Iran’s main nuclear sites, prompting lawmakers to draft a War Powers resolution.

Main image: Smoke rises as a location targeted by Israel is ablaze in Tehran amid the third day of Israel's waves of strikes against Iran on June 15. Inset: Senator ernie Sanders, a Vermont independent at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill on May 14 in Washington, D.C.
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Ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questions U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Overview

  • President Trump announced on Truth Social that US forces had completed "very successful" attacks on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan nuclear facilities.
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders was interrupted by an aide at his Tulsa rally to learn of the strikes and denounced the action as "grossly unconstitutional" since only Congress can authorize war.
  • Rally attendees chanted "No more wars!" in real time as they processed news of the airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
  • A bipartisan War Powers resolution was introduced in the House to direct the withdrawal of US forces from unauthorized hostilities in Iran.
  • Sanders has repeatedly criticized US support for Israel’s conflict with Iran and used his "Fight the Oligarchy" tour to mobilize opposition in Republican-held districts.