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Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

‘Patently illegal’: Critics dispute legality of Trump’s Iran strikes

President Donald Trump walks to deliver an address to the nation at the White House, following the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, June 21, 2025 [Carlos Barria/Reuters]

Washington, DC – As United States President Donald Trump lauded what he called the “spectacular military success” of the strikes he authorised against Iran, Democrats were quick to accuse him of overstepping his authority.

Numerous critics accused Trump late on Saturday of violating the US Constitution by launching military attacks against Iran’s nuclear sites without the approval of Congress.

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