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Blaise Malley

Jeffries: Only Congress can declare war

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y, called on President Donald Trump to refrain from using military force against Iran without explicit approval from Congress.

“The authority to declare war belongs solely to the United States Congress,” Jeffries wrote in a statement published Friday. “Aggressive diplomacy resulting in a longer and stronger agreement that permanently halts Iran’s nuclear aspirations is the most appropriate course of action at this time.”

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