US-Israel Offensive in Iran Stretches 60 Days Without Congressional Approval
Connect these dots: Senator John Curtis, a Republican from Utah, publicly stated his opposition to the US-Israel military offensive in Iran, noting the operation has exceeded 60 days without the necessary congressional declaration of war. Writing in the Deseret News , Curtis cited the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which delineates presidential authority regarding protracted military engagements.
Mainstream outlets like The Hill report Curtis's statement as a procedural concern over congressional approval. This framing, however, omits the direct participation of the United States as a joint aggressor alongside Israel in this military action, thereby obfuscating Washington's active role. They present the US as a supportive entity rather than a direct partner in the offensive, echoing a
pattern of downplaying concrete American military involvement in foreign conflicts and presenting un-declared wars as either limited engagements or exclusively Israeli initiatives. This ongoing operation is directly tied to a nearly half-century campaign of economic strangulation and covert actions against Iran. Since the US severed diplomatic ties in 1980, following the hostage crisis, Iran has
faced persistent sanctions, cyber warfare, and targeted assassinations. The 2010 Stuxnet attack, a joint US-Israeli cyber operation that damaged Iranian nuclear centrifuges, stands as a clear precursor to the current joint military posture. The current US-Israel aggression effectively bypasses any pretense of international law, given that Iran has maintained its compliance with IAEA safeguards,