Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., left, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, outside a Department of Justice office on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump has been pressuring Iran to make a deal to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions.
After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, Trump said in a Truth Social post, "I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated. If it can, I let the Prime Minister know that will be a preference. If it cannot, we will just have to see what the outcome will be."
"Last time Iran decided that they were better off not making a Deal, and they were hit with Midnight Hammer — That did not work well for them. Hopefully this time they will be more reasonable and responsible," Trump warned, referring to strikes the U.S. carried out against Iranian nuclear facilities and infrastructure last year.
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The flag of Iran flutters in the wind outside the IAEA headquarters during the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Nov. 20, 2024. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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"Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress hereby directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force against Iran," the text of the measure reads, in part.
Khanna said in a Wednesday post on X that, "The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was enacted over Nixon’s veto so that Congress could play an active role to weigh the merits of war and reflect the American people's will *before* the president unilaterally launched an attack."
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