Congress called the US attack on Iran grounds for impeachment of Trump


US President Donald Trump's decision to strike Iran without congressional approval is a serious violation that is grounds for impeachment. This was announced on June 22 by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
"The president's catastrophic decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a gross violation of the Constitution and the military powers of Congress. <...> This is an absolute and clear reason for impeachment," the politician wrote on her page on the social network X (former. Twitter).
She stressed that Trump impulsively risked dragging the United States into a war that could trap the country for generations.
The attack on three nuclear facilities became known on June 21. US President Donald Trump said that the attack was aimed at three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. According to Trump, the operation was successful.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, in turn, accused the United States of violating the UN Charter, international law and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The minister stressed that the attack from Washington would have lasting consequences.
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