US EditionSanders criticizes Trump decision to bomb Iran as ‘grossly unconstitutional’
- On June 21, Senator Bernie Sanders publicly denounced US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities while speaking in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during his nationwide "Fighting Oligarchy" tour.
- The strikes, announced by President Trump and targeting Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, raise constitutional concerns as Sanders argued only Congress can declare war.
- Sanders and Senator Tim Kaine introduced resolutions aiming to block military action against Iran without congressional approval, supported by some Democratic senators and representatives.
- Sanders stated, “It is so grossly unconstitutional,” and asserted, “The president does not have the right,” emphasizing that “only the US Congress” can authorize war.
- These measures seek to reassert congressional war powers amid ongoing US conflicts, but critics view them as unlikely to prevent escalation or direct military engagement.
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Left-wing Democrat Bernie Sanders reacted furiously to the news of the US attack on Iran. Hundreds of people in New York and many other cities took to the streets against the war course.
Was Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran unconstitutional?
On June 21, US President Trump ordered airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities without congressional authorisation. Republican and Democratic lawmakers invoked the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which requires presidents to seek approval unless responding to imminent threats
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The Crescent-NewsStatement by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent
(TULSA) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders received news of President Donald Trump's air strikes on Iran while speaking at a “Fighting Oligarchy” rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 21st about 8 pm, shortly after Trump’s post on Truth Social.
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