Donald Trump criticized on Thursday the text ordering the withdrawal of American troops in the war against Iran, approved the day before by the American Congress, insinuating that this “unpatriotic” initiative was disrupting negotiations with Tehran.
Published on: 06/04/2026 - 2:41 p.m. Modified on: 06/04/2026 - 2:45 p.m.
Donald Trump obstructed by Congress in his war in Iran? On Wednesday June 3, American parliamentarians voted in favor of the withdrawal of American troops deployed in the Middle East. An initiative sharply criticized by the American president, described as "unpatriotic", and which he suggested was disrupting negotiations with Tehran.
“Who would do something so unpatriotic. They know well where the negotiations are,” the American president wrote on his Truth Social network.
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The resolution, adopted with the votes of four Republican deputies, however, has a primarily symbolic significance, due to the American president's right of veto.
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The Democrats “would prefer to see our country fail rather than grant me yet another victory, among many others,” the American billionaire further denounced.
While the law allows the president to initiate hostilities to respond to an imminent threat, it requires that he obtain authorization from Congress within 60 days.
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However, at the beginning of May, Donald Trump ignored this deadline by arguing that the conflict, which began on February 28 with American and Israeli strikes, was over due to the ongoing ceasefire.
Democrats dispute this argument and retort that American forces are still engaged there to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports.
With AFP
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