U.S. President Donald Trump officially notified Congress of the resumption of hostilities in Iran. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Friday and obtained by The New York Times on Monday, the president wrote that U.S. forces on July 7 carried out "defensive strikes against targets in Iran," reports UNN.
The publication notes that the message reignites the dispute between Capitol Hill and the White House over the president's authority to continue waging war in Iran without congressional approval. Both chambers have already voted to direct the U.S. president to end the war or obtain approval for its continuation, but the White House continues to assert that Trump is acting within his constitutional powers as commander-in-chief.