Overview
- Citing a monthlong ceasefire, Trump told Congress on Friday that the Iran hostilities “have terminated,” sidestepping the 60‑day War Powers deadline.
- Iran delivered a revised proposal through Pakistan, but Trump said he was not satisfied and described Tehran’s leadership as divided.
- The White House argues the ceasefire pauses the War Powers timeline, a claim Democrats and some Republicans reject as unlawful.
- Military planners briefed Trump on options to restart strikes or seize parts of the Strait of Hormuz, and Iranian commanders warned of severe retaliation.
- The strait remains largely closed and the U.S. Navy is blockading Iranian ports, which has kept oil prices high and strained consumers even as talk of a new proposal briefly eased markets.