India, May 1 -- As the US President Donald Trump faces the looming 60-day congressional War Powers deadline to wind down the US military intervention in Iran by May 1, the Trump administration has declared that the hostilities in the Middle East have "terminated." Failing to make a case to Congress to extend the window, as the date passed without altering the course of the war on Friday, the Trump administration maintained that the skirmishes on both sides "have ended."

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 states that the US Commander-in-Chief must terminate the military campaign at the end of the 60-day window, or must seek an extension with Congress on the declared war for the authorised use of military force. While the Congressional aide...