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US Reinstates Iran Blockade, Splits Hormuz
US reinstates naval blockade of Iran on July 14, ending 26-day ceasefire. Strait of Hormuz splits into competing toll lanes as traffic collapses to 23 ships daily. 60-day war-powers clock ticks toward Congress.
2026-07-16
Trump's Hormuz Toll Reversal Masks a Bigger
Trump reverses 20% Hormuz cargo fee, replacing it with Gulf state investment demands. Strait traffic collapses 84% as US-Iran war escalates with strikes on power plants and bridges threatened.
2026-07-16
House Rebels: Trump's Iran War Faces Pushback
A bipartisan House vote to limit Trump's war powers against Iran reveals rifts in Congress, signaling rising resistance to military escalation in the region.
2026-06-04
House Defies Trump on War Powers
The House passed a resolution to limit Trump's military actions against Iran, exposing GOP fractures over war powers as bipartisan unease over escalation grows.
2026-06-04
GOP Defections Threaten Trump's Iran Strategy
Growing Republican defections in Congress signal rising dissent over Trump's Iran strategy, raising war-powers questions that could complicate his midterm path.
2026-06-04
House Republicans Blink on Iran War Powers
House Republicans postponed a vote on Iran war powers for now, exposing internal divisions over Trump's policy and how far Congress should constrain him.
2026-05-22
GOP Cancels Iran War Vote, Trump’s Weakness
GOP leaders canceled a war-powers vote on Iran, exposing Trump's weak grip over Congress and deep Republican divisions on how far to push military action.
2026-05-22
Trump and Israel's Tension Over Iran War
Israel is lobbying hard to renew war on Iran, but Washington holds the key to escalation as Trump sets the pace on war powers and the fate of the Middle East.
2026-05-21
Hegseth's Iran War Powers Strategy Explained
Hegseth's war powers bet claims Trump holds authority to continue Iran military operations, buying the administration more time as Congress debates its limits.
2026-05-12
Hegseth's Iran Hearing Sparks Budget Clash
Hegseth's Iran hearing turns into a budget fight as senators press the Pentagon on mounting war costs, war powers and the price tag of prolonged US operations.
2026-05-12
Hegseth's Congress Hearing on Iran War
Hegseth faces Congress as the Iran war tests Trump's grip on the GOP, with Republicans probing war powers and weighing loyalty against oversight duties.
2026-05-12
Trump's Iran War Powers Shift Congress Tides
Trump's declaration that hostilities with Iran are terminated upends Democrats' war-powers votes, shifting congressional dynamics over presidential authority.
2026-05-07
Trump's Iran War Strategy
Trump's Iran war strategy rests on shaky legal ground, raising war-powers questions and market risks as ambiguity over authorization clouds the conflict.
2026-05-06
Trump Claims Iran War End, Skirts Congress
Trump's declaration of terminated hostilities with Iran raises concerns over the War Powers Act and Congress's ability to authorize military action.
2026-05-05
Republicans, Trump, VRA, and Iran on Sunday
Sunday shows spotlighted GOP redistricting moves under the Voting Rights Act and Trump's Iran strategy, framing the week's clash over war powers and elections.
2026-05-03
Trump's Iran Hostilities Claim
Trump's claim that hostilities with Iran were terminated is a calculated move to sidestep Congress and dodge War Powers limits on the conflict's escalation.
2026-05-02
Trump's Ceasefire Claim
Trump declares U.S. hostilities with Iran over, claiming war powers shift back to the White House and sidelining Congress in a major executive authority fight.
2026-05-02
White House Uses Iran Truce to Boost War Pow
The White House turns the Iran truce into a legal advantage, using the ceasefire to strengthen its war-powers stance and press its authority against Congress.
2026-05-01
Trump's War Powers Challenge
As a War Powers deadline looms, Trump is asserting control over the Iran conflict, challenging congressional limits on the president's authority to wage war.
2026-05-01
Trump's Iran War Termination
Trump's declaration that the Iran war is over reshapes power dynamics with Congress, a strategic move to reclaim war authority and sideline legislative review.
2026-05-01
Trump's Iran Deadline Looms After DHS Deal
Trump faces a looming Iran deadline as the DHS shutdown ends, shifting political dynamics and renewing the war-powers fight with Congress over military power.
2026-05-01
Trump Claims Iran War Ended Before 60 Days
Trump's administration argues the Iran war ended within 60 days, challenging Congress's war-powers authority and reshaping the legal fight over military action.
2026-05-01
Senate Vote on War Powers
An upcoming Senate war powers vote will test Trump's Iran strategy and probe how much authority Congress holds over US military action in the Middle East.
2026-04-17
Senate Republicans Block Iran War Powers Vote
Senate Republicans again blocked a war powers resolution aimed at restricting US military action in Iran, deepening the congressional fight over war authority.
2026-04-17