"I think we're in a military action at this point. I'll leave it to Congress and lawyers, etc., from the administration to determine. But I know this is a material matter in front of the Congress and between the administration. I'm not the right person to weigh in on exactly the criteria."
"We're not at war right now, we're four days into a very specific, clear mission and operation. This statement from House Speaker Mike Johnson directly contradicted earlier assertions by President Trump and other administration officials who had characterized the military action using war terminology."
"This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change, and the world is better off for it. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's characterization acknowledged military action while attempting to distinguish the operation's stated objectives from broader regime change goals."
The Trump administration has sent conflicting signals about whether military operations against Iran constitute actual war. Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby characterized the action as a military operation rather than war, deferring to Congress and legal experts on the distinction. House Speaker Mike Johnson denied the U.S. is at war despite Iran's declaration of war and President Trump's repeated use of war terminology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth referred to the operations as war. The constitutional requirement that only Congress can declare war remains unmet, as no formal declaration has been issued. Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution that could have halted the military action.
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