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Both nations traded heavy barrages in the five-month conflict with strikes expanding to Egypt and Iraq. Congress rejected efforts to constrain Trump's military authority, leaving him broad discretion to continue escalating.
The five-month conflict between the US and Iran has entered a new phase with both sides firing heavy barrages that've now spread beyond their borders into Egypt and Iraq. The Senate rejected efforts to require congressional approval before further military escalation, handing Trump broad authority to continue strikes without needing to check back with lawmakers. This leaves the conflict's scope entirely in the hands of the executive branch.
What makes this moment distinct is that Congress had the chance to reassert its traditional war-making authority and chose not to. Even during the Trump years, there's usually some legislative appetite for oversight — but this time, the Senate GOP blocked the constraints altogether. The pattern here is familiar: a president gets military momentum, uses it to claim justification for further action, and when Congress is asked to pump the brakes, they decline. The difference is now that expansion can continue indefinitely without another legislative vote.
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