Three U.S. government internal watchdogs said Wednesday that they have started oversight into the United States’ war with Iran, also determining that hostilities with Tehran have exceeded 60 days.
In a joint statement, the inspectors general for the Department of War, Department of State, and U.S. Agency for International Development started their “legally mandated, whole-of-government oversight coordination for Operation Epic Fury,” the name used for the U.S. war with Iran that started on Feb. 28.
The War Powers Resolution, a federal law that went into effect in 1973, prohibits a president from keeping American troops in active hostilities for more than 60 days without congressional approval.
The statement said Department of War Inspector General Platte B. Moring III was designated as the lead authority in charge of the review. A quarterly report will be submitted to Congress, and Moring’s lead report will be released in the fall, it added.
To date, the Trump administration has not sought any War Powers Resolution-related approval in Congress for the war. The administration has previously suggested that the 60-day period was paused due to a ceasefire announced by Trump in early April, which was extended in late May.
“On April 7, 2026, I ordered a two-week ceasefire,” President Donald Trump wrote to Congress in early May. “The ceasefire has since been extended. There has been no exchange of fire between the United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026. The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated.”
Trump’s letter also said that “the threat posed by Iran to the United States and our Armed Forces remains significant” and he would “continue to direct United States Armed Forces consistent with my responsibilities and pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct United States foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive.”
Days after the ceasefire was announced, Trump directed the U.S. military to impose a naval blockade of Iranian ports that remains ongoing. According to the U.S. Central Command in an update on Wednesday, 125 commercial ships have been redirected and six disabled since the blockade was initiated.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told senators on Tuesday that the Iran “war is over now,” a statement that was disputed by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) during a congressional hearing.
For weeks, the United States and Iran have engaged in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, its enriched uranium, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that allows for the transportation of roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas on a normal day.
The ceasefire has been tested in recent days, as the United States and Iran exchanged strikes in the Persian Gulf earlier this week.
On Tuesday, Trump sought to refute reports that talks between Iran and the United States were halted, saying those claims are “false and erroneous.”
“The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago and today,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, it’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal.”
The Pentagon did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday.