A sailor stands guard as an oil tanker makes its way toward Bahrain during a joint U.S.-U.K. anti-mine exercise in the Arabian Sea in September. (Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters)
ABC News: New concerns Trump administration may be laying legal groundwork for military action against Iran
Congress is making clear Trump does not have the authority for military action.
When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the Trump administration would designate a branch of Iran’s military as a foreign terrorist organization Monday, he said, “The Trump administration is simply recognizing a basic reality.”
But critics say they are concerned that it may also be part of an effort to bend reality enough to provide legal justification for armed conflict with Iran.
“I am troubled that the administration can’t unequivocally say that you haven’t been given power. I can tell you explicitly, you have not been given power or authority by Congress to have war with Iran,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Pompeo on Wednesday.
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WNU Editor: I do not see the U.S. launching a unilateral strike against Iran. Sanctions are already having an impact, and a U.S. military strike will be used by Tehran to divert attention away from the economic hardships that most Iranians are now going through. I think the U.S. is more worried that Iran may do something provocative as sanctions continue (like blocking the Straits of Hormuz), and that the U.S. may have to respond to protect themselves and/or their allies. Hence the reports and concerns that the administration is now making sure that they have the legal authority to respond.
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