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The 60-Day Bluff

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Adrian Monck
May 01, 2026
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On 1 May, the 60-day War Powers Resolution clock expired – Congress never authorised the Iran war. The Trump administration’s ceasefire argument and Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Hormuz vow landed the same morning. Washington said the war was paused; Tehran said the war’s pr…

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