Trump Tells Congress Iran War Hostilities Have ‘Terminated’ | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump on Friday advised Congress the Iran struggle has ended.

In letters to prime Republicans within the House and Senate, Trump mentioned a weekslong ceasefire stays in place and that there’s been no extra preventing.

“There has been no exchange of fire between United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026. The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated,” Trump mentioned in letters to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).

At the identical time, Trump mentioned the U.S. army “continues to update its force posture” within the area in response to Iranian threats. He advised reporters Friday the U.S. Navy is sustaining a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The letter is much less concerning the struggle truly altering than the Trump administration making an attempt to adjust to the War Powers Resolution, a 1973 regulation that requires hostilities to stop inside 60 days if Congress hasn’t licensed using pressure. Several Republicans within the House and Senate have warned concerning the 60-day deadline whereas voting in opposition to Democrats’ repeated makes an attempt to finish the struggle. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Thursday turned the second Senate Republican to vote for an antiwar decision because the deadline approached.

Senate Democratic chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday known as the letter “bullshit” in a put up on social media.

“This is an illegal war and every day Republicans remain complicit and allow it to continue is another day lives are endangered, chaos erupts, and prices increase, all while Americans foot the bill,” Schumer mentioned.

Trump’s major viewers is probably going Republicans. It’s unclear how his declare that the struggle has ended will go over if the U.S. maintains a naval blockade. The president mentioned earlier Friday that the blockade continues to be on.

“We’re on our way to another victory, a big victory, and I don’t think that it’s constitutional what they’re asking for,” Trump mentioned, referring to lawmakers’ calls for Trump seek the advice of Congress on the struggle.

“These are not patriotic people that are asking, you know, when they say— even the losers, even the ones that say all the wrong things, admit that it’s been amazing what we’ve done,” Trump advised reporters on Friday. “The strait is totally shut down. It’s flawless. It’s totally 100% shut down now.”

Under worldwide regulation, a naval blockade is an act of struggle.