U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on the 30th (local time) that the "60-day" deadline for the U.S. president to wage war without congressional approval would soon expire, and that the U.S. is not constrained by the continuing ceasefire with Iran.
Secretary Hegseth attended a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on the same day and said, "We are currently in a state of ceasefire. We understand that in a state of ceasefire, the 60-day deadline is suspended or suspended."
"Ultimately, we will follow the judgment of the White House and the White House counsel," Hagess said.
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a large-scale military operation against Iran on February 28 without congressional approval of the war.
The 60 days of war without congressional approval will then end on May 1 because Congress was notified of the military operation on March 2.
This is stipulated in the 1973 War Powers Act.
The administration must obtain approval to suspend military operations or continue fighting within 60 days from the time it first notified Congress of its use of military force.
Extending the deadline would require the president to demonstrate to Congress the "inevitable military necessity," in which case an additional 30 days would be allowed.
On the 7th, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire and start negotiations on the end of the war.
Since then, the two sides held their first high-level talks on the 11th and 12th, but they broke up without reaching an agreement.
Since then, face-to-face negotiations between the two sides have not resumed, and President Trump announced an indefinite extension of the ceasefire on the 21st.
After all, Minister Hegseth's comments, which came a day before the expiration of the deadline, suggest that a ceasefire is in progress, so there is no need to get approval from parliament immediately as "60 days" of the war has not been completed.
However, Representative Cain countered, "I don't think the law will support this (Secretary Hegseth's argument)."
Kane continued, "The 60-day deadline probably expires tomorrow, and it will raise a really important legal issue for the administration. We have serious constitutional concerns, and we don't want to add legal issues to this."
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Lim Kyung-seop (limkysb@ikbc.co.kr )
"It seems like they’re trying to get away with these absurd tricks everywhere.
I’m worried that Trump’s ending might somehow resemble Yoon’s.
I sincerely hope it doesn’t come to that."