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Pentagon Official Avoids Direct Answer on Congressional Approval for Iran Strikes
A Pentagon official declined to state whether the administration will seek congressional approval before restarting military strikes on Iran. The official testified before a Senate panel about ending the conflict.
May 19, 1:19 PM·1m read1 source
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A Pentagon official did not say whether the administration plans to seek congressional approval before restarting strikes on Iran. The official appeared before a Senate appropriations panel during testimony on ending the United States' conflict with Iran.
Vance held a press briefing from the White House.
Trump told reporters he was an hour away from deciding to launch new strikes on Iran before postponing the attack yesterday at the request of three Arab states in the Persian Gulf. The head of U.S. Central Command was questioned on Capitol Hill about plans to end the conflict with Iran.
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