The White House has just released the text of a letter sent to the US Congress, informing lawmakers that the US has launched military strikes on Iran.
“The strike was taken to advance vital United States national interests, and in collective self-defense of our ally, Israel, by eliminating Iran’s nuclear program,” says the letter signed by Trump.
It adds that the attack was “limited in scope and purpose” and was done “to protect United States citizens both at home and abroad as well as in furtherance of United States national security and foreign policy interests”.
The legally-required letter comes as many in Congress argue that Trump did not seek proper congressional authority before launching the attack. It is the role of Congress to declare war, although it has not done so since WW2, despite US troops fighting in multiple foreign wars since then.
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