The Iran Brief — May 2, 2026

Friday marked sixty days since President Trump notified Congress of the start of hostilities with Iran — the deadline set by the War Powers Resolution for securing congressional authorization to continue military action. Trump's response: the law doesn't apply, because the war is over. That claim is now being contested on multiple fronts — legal, legislative, and military. We'll break down all three positions, who's making them, and what's corroborated, coming up.