President Trump Doesn't Need Congressional Approval for His Actions as to Iran
President Trump is exercising his military powers unilaterally in response to threats from Iran. Historically, U.S. Presidents have engaged in military actions without congressional approval, similar to actions taken against the Barbary Pirates. The constitutional authority for such actions has been established over centuries of practice.
- ▪President Trump has launched military operations against Iran without congressional approval.
- ▪U.S. Presidents have historically deployed military forces unilaterally on numerous occasions.
- ▪Iran has been a significant threat to the U.S. since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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War Powers President Trump Doesn't Need Congressional Approval for His Actions as to Iran Congress can only stop Trump’s actions in Iran by passing a concurrent resolution of both Houses over Trump’s veto, or by declining to fund the war in next year’s budget. Steven Calabresi | 5.22.2026 5:39 PM President Donald Trump is taking a lot of heat for the military operations he launched unilaterally as Commander in Chief of the U.S. armed forces against the Iranian pirates/terrorists: (1) striking Iran militarily, (2) closing tshe Strait of Hormuz to Iranian oil exports, and (3) aiming (I expect successfully) to force Iran into capitulation. In fact, what President Trump is doing today with Iran is nothing more than a long overdue exercise of U.S.
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