White House Says Iran Hostilities ‘Terminated’ as War Powers Deadline Arrives

By Patricia Zengerle and Bo Erickson

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration argued that a ceasefire with Tehran had “terminated” hostilities as a legal deadline arrived on Friday for coming to Congress about the two-month Iran war.

Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the president can wage military action for only 60 days before ending it, asking Congress for authorization or seeking a 30-day extension due to “unavoidable military necessity regarding the safety of United States Armed Forces” while withdrawing forces.

The war began on February 28, when Israel and the U.S. began airstrikes on