Iran war update: June 24
- U.S. government divided: The Senate yesterday passed a non-binding resolution demanding congressional approval for any additional military operations against Iran. The measure, which originated in the House, highlights that the U.S. government cannot even agree with itself on the conflict.
- Iran defiantly rejects limits: President Masoud Pezeshkian announced yesterday, alongside Pakistan’s leader, that Iran’s missile program was never part of the U.S. memorandum of understanding and “will never be.”
- Iran claims control of Hormuz: Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator with the U.S., declared on Monday that “international regulations will be observed, but Iran will administer the Strait of Hormuz.” Freedom of transit for oil shipments may now be gone for good.
- Trump accuses Iran of lying: President Donald Trump yesterday blasted the Iranian government for making “false statements” after it claimed it had not agreed to International Atomic Energy Agency inspections.
