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Hegseth complicates Iran war 60-day clock |
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued on Thursday that the 60-day clock for the war with Iran stopped when President Trump announced a ceasefire with Tehran.
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The president notified Congress of the military operations against Tehran on March 2, meaning this Friday would mark the 60-day milestone at which point the War Powers Act requires the commander-in-chief to begin halting kinetic action unless congressional authorization is provided.
But, Hegseth said during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that he thinks the clock halted when the U.S. military stopped striking Iran on April 7.
“We are in a ceasefire right now, which our understanding means the 60-day clock pauses or stops in a ceasefire,” Hegseth told Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) during the 3-hour hearing.
“I do not believe the statute would support that,” Kaine responded. “I think the 60 days runs maybe tomorrow, and it’s going to pose a really important legal question for the administration there.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the U.S. is “not at war” with Iran.
“I don’t think we have an active, kinetic military bombing, firing or anything like that. Right now, we are trying to broker a peace,” Johnson told NBC News in the Capitol on Thursday.
“I would be very reluctant to get in front of the administration in the midst of these very sensitive negotiations, so we’ll have to see how that plays out," he said.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tangled with Senate Democrats Thursday during his second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, sparring with lawmakers over President Trump’s war with Iran, the Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion defense budget request and potentially sending troops to polling sites. During the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, which lasted just under three hours, Hegseth for a second day in …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader defiantly vowed Thursday to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky ceasefire. In a statement read by a state television anchor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the only place Americans belonged in the Persian Gulf is …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that the U.S. is “not at war” with Iran, as the 60-day mark since the conflict began approaches. “I don’t think we have an active, kinetic military bombing, firing or anything like that. Right now, we are trying to broker a peace,” Johnson told NBC News in the Capitol. “I would be very reluctant to get in front of the administration in the midst of these very sensitive negotiations, …
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Upcoming things we’re watching on our beat:
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- The Center for Strategic and International Studies is holding a discussion tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. ET on “The Case for a Cold Peace with North Korea."
- The National Iranian American Council is holding a discussion at 1 p.m. ET tomorrow on "Bluster, Bombs and Blockade: Sixty Days of War on Iran."
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Association of the U.S. Army are holding a discussion tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. ET on "Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with Major General Lars S. Lervik."
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Thune pushes 45-day extension of FISA surveillance authority to avoid blackout
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has proposed a 45-day extension of the nation’s surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to avoid the possibility that those powers expire at the end of the day, Thursday. Thune is moving a short-term extension …
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