{"id":2597788,"date":"2026-05-01T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tells-congress-hostilities-have-been-terminated\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:13:00","slug":"trump-tells-congress-hostilities-have-been-terminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tells-congress-hostilities-have-been-terminated\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tells Congress: &#8216;Hostilities&#8217; have been &#8216;terminated&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-tells-congress-hostilities-have-been-terminated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597788&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has informed Congress that the \u201chostilities\u201d between the united States and Iran, which began Feb. 28, 2026, have \u201cterminated.\u201d He wrote that there has been no exchange of fire between U.S. forces and Iran as April 7, and the letter was sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate president pro tempore Chuck Grassley ahead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >60-day war-powers legal deadline tied<\/a> to the War Powers Resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s letter, prepared in the context of a congressional recess, also stresses that Iran\u2019s threat to the U.S. and U.S.armed forces remains significant. He says the Department of War continues to adjust U.S. force posture in countries linked to the \u201cAxis of Resistance,\u201d wiht further details in a classified attachment.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress that a ceasefire extended the 60-day deadline Trump had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reverses-27-4-billion-in-spending-cuts-proposed-by-trump\/\" title=\"Biden Reverses .4 Billion in Spending Cuts Proposed by Trump\">seek congressional approval<\/a>. Trump also criticized Iran\u2019s peace proposal as confusing, saying he was not satisfied as Iran\u2019s leadership appears inconsistent and unclear.<\/p>\n<p>On the Iranian side, officials and media delivered mixed messages-some language emphasized \u201csustainable peace,\u201d while iran\u2019s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei used rhetoric calling for a future \u201cwithout America.\u201d the latest peace offer was reportedly delivered to mediators in islamabad, Pakistan. Even with the claim of terminated hostilities, the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has sharply damaged Iran\u2019s economy, including a significant drop in the Iranian rial and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-warning-agencies-of-potential-government-shutdown-psaki\/\" title=\"White House Warning Agencies of Potential Government Shutdown: Psaki\">widespread job losses<\/a>, according to the article.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has notified Congress that \u201chostilities\u201d with Iran have \u201cterminated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>His letter to both House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) and Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"963\">Chuck Grassley<\/a> (R-IA), the Senate president pro tempore, comes 60 days after the conflict started on Feb. 28, and is designed to address a Friday legal deadline on war powers. The deadline was set to pass without any action from Congress, with both chambers now on recess.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551801\/trump-congress-60th-day-iran-conflict-hostilities-terminated\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump tells Congress on 60th day of Iran conflict: \u2018Hostilities\u2019 have \u2018terminated\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551714\/watch-live-trump-visit-retirement-community-florida\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump visits retirement community in Florida<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551140\/trump-ufc-claw-cage-construction-white-house\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says UFC \u2018Claw\u2019 cage construction to begin next week at White House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThere has been no exchange of fire between the United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cThe hostilities that began on February 28, 2026 have terminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Despite this, the letter also urged vigilance, saying that the \u201cthreat posed by Iran to the United States and our Armed Forces remains significant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccordingly, the Department of War continues to update its force posture in the [Axis of Resistance] in select countries, as necessary and appropriate, to address Iranian and Iranian proxy forces\u2019 threats and to protect the United States and its allies and partners,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese changes are more fully outlined in the classified attachment to this letter. I have and will continue to direct United States Armed Forces consistent with my responsibilities and pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct United States foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(797 \/ 1024)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>War Secretary Pete Hegseth <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4549862\/hegseth-war-powers-60-day-deadline-pause-iran-ceasefire\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4549862\/hegseth-war-powers-60-day-deadline-pause-iran-ceasefire\/\">told Congress on Thursday<\/a> that the ceasefire extended the 60-day deadline Trump had to get congressional approval. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-powers-resolution\/\">War Powers<\/a> Resolution of 1973 gives the president a 60-day grace period to conclude any war started without congressional approval.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551276\/trump-rejects-iran-peace-proposal-do-not-know-leaders\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551276\/trump-rejects-iran-peace-proposal-do-not-know-leaders\/\">comments came after voicing frustration<\/a> with the uncertain nature of Iran\u2019s leadership earlier Friday. Speaking with reporters, he said he was \u201cnot satisfied\u201d with Tehran\u2019s latest peace proposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne says one thing, one says another. They\u2019re very confused,\u201d Trump said of his counterparts in Iran. \u201cObviously, their country has been frankly decimated. Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Many of their soldiers, unfortunately, are gone. They\u2019ve got to come up with the right deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey get close, and then a new group of people come in,\u201d he added. \u201cThey don\u2019t know who their leaders are. They have no idea who their leaders are, but they\u2019re very confused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Different parts of Iran\u2019s leadership have espoused radically different rhetoric toward the U.S. during negotiations. On Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei was quoted by IRNA as saying that \u201cestablishing a sustainable peace\u201d is among \u201cTehran\u2019s main priorities in negotiations with the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, however, state media <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4549083\/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-declares-us-only-place-persian-gulf-bottom-waters\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4549083\/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-declares-us-only-place-persian-gulf-bottom-waters\/\">published written remarks<\/a> from Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei for the occasion of National Persian Gulf Day, which commemorates Portugal\u2019s expulsion from the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy God\u2019s help and power, the bright future of the Persian Gulf region will be a future without America, one serving the progress, comfort, and prosperity of its people,\u201d Khamenei said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe and our neighbors across the waters of the Persian Gulf and the [Gulf] of Oman share a common destiny. Foreigners who come from thousands of kilometers away to act with greed and malice there have no place in it \u2014 except at the bottom of its waters,\u201d Khamenei added.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Iranian peace offer was given to mediators in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551276\/trump-rejects-iran-peace-proposal-do-not-know-leaders\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4551276\">TRUMP REJECTS IRAN PEACE PROPOSAL AND SAYS NEGOTIATORS \u2018DON\u2019T KNOW WHO THEIR LEADERS ARE\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s letter to Congress will put a damper on the rumors of war that have grown this week, after U.S. and Iranian negotiators ended their direct talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. The U.S. has continued its massive airlift of military supplies to the Middle East, which led up to the beginning of Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has wrought havoc on Iran\u2019s economy, sending the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4547532\/iranian-currency-all-time-low-us-blockade\/\">Iranian rial tumbling<\/a> by 15% over just two days this week. Over two million Iranians are estimated by Iranian officials to have been put out of work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Iran \u201chostilities\u201d ended, noting no U.S.-Iran fire since April 7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3119,"featured_media":2597789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26121620415843.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4402,19634,21306,3634,35343],"class_list":["post-2597788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congress","tag-hostilities","tag-termination","tag-trump","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26121620415843.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597792,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597788\/revisions\/2597792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}