It's unclear whether lawmakers will accept Trump's claim the war is over if the U.S. maintains a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House said congressional authorization to continue the war past Friday’s 60-day deadline isn’t necessary, because the war has been terminated.

Trump told Congress in a Friday letter the war in Iran was “terminated,” issuing the letter just before a deadline that would have required congressional approval to continue…

The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April.

For War Powers Resolution purposes, the United States’ hostilities with Iran that started in February have...

Catch all Iran Israel U.S. conflict updates from The Hindu here after Trump says that the Iran 'war' has been terminated

White House signals it will ignore Friday’s War Powers cut-off, arguing April ceasefire paused hostilities.

Trump administration officials said the cease-fire between the United States and Iran paused the 60-day clock that required an end to the conflict.

It's unclear whether lawmakers will accept Trump's claim the war is over if the U.S. maintains a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.

President seemed to suggest that legislative deadline to approve war no longer applies as Democrats push back