Early Sunday, American warplanes and submarines launched attacks on three critical nuclear facilities in Iran, marking a direct involvement of the U.S. military in Israel’s conflict and raising concerns that these strikes might trigger further escalations in the Middle East. “Operation Midnight Hammer” was executed by US B-2 stealth bombers, and as reported by a US official referenced in the New York Times (NYT), bunker buster munitions were deployed. President Trump stated that the goal was to achieve the “destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities.” He declared victory, asserting in a televised speech from the White House that the nuclear sites had been “entirely and utterly destroyed.” 

Trump’s decision to greenlight Operation Midnight Hammer’s strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday night directly contradicts a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that was presented in the House of Representatives this week. The Co-sponsors of this resolution, which include Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky), are now vocally condemning the President, asserting that his actions are unconstitutional.

On June 22, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, responded to the unprovoked attack, stating, “The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations. He further stated in a post on X: 

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