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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino and agencies

Trump administration says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’ ahead of war powers deadline

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
The 1973 law allows the president 60 days to wage military action before ending it, seeking authorization from Congress or asking for a 30-day extension on grounds of ‘unavoidable military necessity’ for the safety of the armed forces. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

A US-Iran ceasefire that began in early April has “terminated” hostilities between the two sides for the purposes of an approaching congressional war powers deadline, a senior official of the Trump administration said on Thursday.

Donald Trump faced a deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending it, but the date was most likely to pass without altering the course of the war.

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