Trump Orders Military Strikes On Iran: What We Know About The Escalating Conflict

Essence Magazine:

By Tevon Blair ·Updated March 6, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

There’s been one question that American citizens across the country have asked this week – and that is why are we at war with Iran? 

According to President Donald Trump, he says the initial unprovoked attacks were to protect American citizens by ‘eliminating imminent threats’ from Iran. 

However, based on the Constitution, Congress has the sole authority to declare war,

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