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Trump Promises New Strikes on Iran as Ceasefire Holds

Congressional leaders accuse him of flouting the War Powers Resolution after members learned of the strikes at the same time as the public

President Donald Trump points to a reporter to take a question as he speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrives for a hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the Pentagon budget and the crisis between Iran and Israel, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Sen. Kaine introduced a resolution Monday seeking to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in a military conflict with Iran without congressional approval. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • A fragile ceasefire brokered on June 22 has largely held and both the U.S. and Iran are signaling openness to negotiations without a scheduled date.
  • The president announced he has abandoned planned sanctions relief following Iran’s defiant rhetoric and vowed to strike again “without question” if uranium enrichment resumes.
  • Leaked Pentagon intelligence suggests the strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear program by months, contradicting White House claims that the sites were obliterated.
  • Congressional leaders are scrutinizing last weekend’s Operation Midnight Hammer bunker-buster raid for lack of prior approval and raising questions under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
  • The White House is urging IAEA and other independent inspectors to verify damage at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan despite Iran’s parliament voting to suspend site inspections.