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Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to 'shoot and kill' boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended | ModernAction

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Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to 'shoot and kill' boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended

Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to 'shoot and kill' boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended (theguardian); Live: US to 'shoot and ‌kill any boat' laying mines in Strait of Hormuz (abc) (sources: theguardian, abc, businessinsider, ap, aljazeera)

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Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to 'shoot and kill' boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended (theguardian); Live: US to 'shoot and ‌kill any boat' laying mines in Strait of Hormuz (abc)

Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to ‘shoot and kill’ boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended (theguardian)

Live: US to 'shoot and ‌kill any boat' laying mines in Strait of Hormuz (abc)

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SJRES104: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

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SJRES104

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

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This story is about U.S. orders to use lethal force against boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and tensions involving Israel and Lebanon. This bill would require the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes the action, treating such actions as "hostilities" under the War Powers Resolution.

If passed, it would:

Require removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran
Treat military actions vs Iran as "hostilities" under War Powers rules.

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Middle East crisis live: Trump orders US to ‘shoot and kill’ boats laying mines in Hormuz strait; Israel-Lebanon truce extended

Live: US to 'shoot and ‌kill any boat' laying mines in Strait of Hormuz

businessinsider

Trump tells US Navy warships to 'shoot' any Iranian boats laying mines as the mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz ramps up

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