"Under Article II of the US Constitution, presidents are permitted to launch such attacks only in self-defence in response to an immediate threat. Otherwise, Congress has the sole power to declare war. Trump has justified the attacks by arguing that despite holding talks with Iran, he believed Tehran was planning to strike first thus invoking the self-defence justification."
"Democrats argue that Trump, a Republican, wrongly sidelined Congress to start the war on Iran and has failed to explain the reasons for it or what the US's endgame is. Trump's cabinet says he has the right to order emergency measures in self-defence against an imminent threat posed by Iran."
"In early March, Republican senators and one Democrat rejected a Democratic-led war powers resolution by a vote of 53-47. It sought to halt further US action in Iran and essentially end the war. Supporters of the resolution argued that Trump had exceeded his constitutional authority by launching the war."
President Trump initiated military operations against Iran in coordination with Israel, code-named Operation Epic Fury, which resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials. Trump characterized the strikes as major combat operations rather than war and justified them under self-defense provisions against an imminent Iranian threat. Democrats challenged this authority, arguing Trump violated constitutional requirements by sidelining Congress, which holds sole power to declare war. Republicans and one Democrat voted 53-47 to reject a Democratic-led war powers resolution seeking to halt further US action. Trump's cabinet defended his right to order emergency measures in self-defense. Subsequently, the director of the US National Counterterrorism Center resigned, stating Iran posed no imminent threat and he could not support the war.
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