‘Deeply Reckless’: Oregon Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Airstrikes Against Iran
- On June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump announced from the East Room of the White House that U.S. forces had conducted airstrikes against multiple Iranian facilities involved in nuclear development and military operations.
- The strikes followed Trump’s 2018 withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, which had limited uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief.
- Israel has been conducting military operations against Iran for nine days, and although the recent strikes damaged important targets, some experts and fissile materials remain, creating uncertainty about potential further U.S. involvement.
- Trump asserted that the coordinated U.S. and Israeli attacks thoroughly destroyed major Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, while critics condemned the strikes as unconstitutional and reckless due to the absence of congressional authorization.
- The bombings have sparked congressional debate over presidential war powers and raised concerns that Iranian retaliation could escalate U.S. involvement in a wider Middle East conflict.
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The answer to this question is key after Trump’s strike on Iran
After the United States’ overnight strikes on Iran’s secretive nuclear program, the most important question is at least a “known unknown” – that is, what remains of it. The answer could define the region for decades to come, and be the ultimate arbiter of US President Donald Trump’s decision to embark on another conflict in the Middle East. It is also an answer bedevilled by the elliptical and fickle nature of intelligence. On the one hand, publ…
Analysis: The answer to this question is key after Trump’s strike on Iran
After the United States’ overnight strikes on Iran’s secretive nuclear program, the most important question is at least a “known unknown” – that is, what remains of it. The answer could define the region for decades to come.
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