Trump announced the “end” of the war with Iran, so as not to obtain congressional consent to continue it

President Trump told Congress that U.S. military action against Iran "has ceased" under the current ceasefire agreement - so he does not need to seek parliamentary approval to continue the conflict. Associated Press reports .

At the same time, in his message, Trump “made it clear” that the military conflict may be far from over.

Statement of the law. According to a resolution adopted in 1973, the US president can use military forces abroad without congressional authorization for only 60 days. In the case of Iran, this deadline expired on May 1.

Trump's position . A ceasefire reached with Iran in early April suspended the clock on any such commitment.

Opposition opinion . The White House argument did not sit well with Democrats and some Republicans. The Senate Democratic leader called Trump's letter nonsense. “This is an illegal war, and every day that Republicans remain complicit and allow it to continue is another day that lives are put at risk, chaos occurs and prices rise.”

New proposal for peace. Iran, through the mediation of Pakistan, sent a new proposal for negotiations with the United States. Nothing has been reported about its contents, the BBC writes, citing the Iranian agency IRNA. Trump quickly reacted to this, saying that he was “not satisfied with what is being offered” [in Tehran].

According to the WSJ, Iran has somewhat softened its demands. Previously, Tehran insisted on lifting the blockade of ports to begin negotiations. Now they have proposed discussing the opening of the Strait of Hormuz simultaneously with Washington’s guarantees to stop attacks and lift the blockade.

Context . The first round of negotiations between the United States and Iran took place in mid-April and ended inconclusively. Since then, negotiations have stalled.