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Politics
Nick Lester

Trump says Iran hostilities ‘terminated’ as Congress consent deadline passes

The president said he is ‘not satisfied’ with Iran’s latest proposal to end the war (Matt Rourke/AP) - (AP)

Donald Trump has told Congress the Iran conflict has “terminated” despite an ongoing stand-off in the Middle East, which has rocked economies around the world, including in the UK.

The US president made the claim as a legal deadline passed for him to seek approval by legislators to continue the war, which is now as unpopular among Americans as Vietnam in the 1970s.

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