Video shows ships turning away from the #StraitOfHormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/iran-trump-strait-hormuz-oil-tanker-traffic.html
Why should failure to block something amount to a tacit approval? To me, that is an argument from silence, a fallacy, and this war of choice in Iran remains unauthorized by Congress (see https://reason.com/2026/04/16/congress-declines-again-to-rein-in-trumps-iran-war/). Even more ludicrous is why Congress—who decides on which wars to wage—requires a two-thirds majority to overrule a president's veto on a war powers resolution (see INS v. Chadha).
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“We are locked & loaded on your critical dual-use infrastructure, on your remaining power generation & on your #energy industry.…We’d rather not have to do it,” #Hegseth added, “but we’re ready to go at the command of our president & at the push of a button.”
Under #InternationalLaw, intentionally targeting a country’s energy infrastructure would constitute a #WarCrime.
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2 #Republicans again broke with their party: Rep #ThomasMassie of Kentucky was the only #GOP lawmaker to vote in favor of the resolution, while Rep Warren Davidson of Ohio, who previously backed a similar measure, switched his vote to “present,” declining to register a position. Rep Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, who had said she has “grave concerns” about the handling of the #war, did not vote.
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Thursday’s vote marked the 2nd time the #House has acted on #legislation aimed at constraining #Trump’s #authority to wage #war against #Iran, & fell a day after the #Senate, for the 4th time, failed to advance a similar resolution.
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The #House voted 214 to 213 against bringing the #WarPowers resolution to the floor, handing Republican leaders a procedural “victory” & preserving the broad discretion they have ceded to #Trump to direct the #US #military campaign in the #MiddleEast. The 1 vote margin signaled continuing unease in #Congress as the #war nears its 8th week with no endgame, & the approach of the #midterms in which high #gas #prices threaten to sour voters on #Republicans fighting to keep their majorities.
#House #Republicans Thursday narrowly blocked a challenge to Trump’s #authority to continue #combat operations in #Iran, fending off a Democratic-led effort to halt the #war even as bipartisan frustration grows over a conflict that has dragged on for weeks without congressional consent.
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https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-trump-war-powers-iran-congress-e85410b6f404ddd45a9da0a09f1c285f
The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. The vote Thursday was the latest such attempt that fell short of passage as Republicans largely continue to support Trump’s operation. Democrats are concerned about the United States getting further entrenched in another lengthy Middle East conflict and are promising to keep raising the issue through more votes in the coming weeks. Republicans counter by noting that Congress never voted on a war powers resolution when the Biden administration attacked Iranian-backed Houthis.
#Hegseth Says #US Is Poised to Resume Combat if Talks Fail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged #Iran leaders to “choose wisely” & threatened more attacks, even as the war’s economic toll puts pressure on #Trump.
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/16/world/iran-war-trump-lebanon-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share
It was unclear if the agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Lebanese government was being honored. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia, acknowledged the temporary truce but did not say if it would abide by it.
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>> #Senate rejects resolution to block #Trump from striking #Iran
The #WarPowers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war’s start…
>> #Democrats have to win big in November.
Feckless #Fetterman voted with #Republicans to not end Trump's war in Iran.
NOTHING that is currently happening in the #UnitedStates would be possible without the #complicity and #connivance of the #DemocraticParty.
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