Military action against Iran formally restarted last week, Trump told lawmakers
Middle East,Iran,Donald Trump,Ceasefire,Congress,War
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President Trump formally notified Congress that "military action" against Iran restarted last week, according to a letter obtained by CBS News on Monday, as a monthslong ceasefire comes to an end.
Military action "commenced on July 7," the president said in a message dated July 10 and addressed to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Senate's president pro tempore.
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