By Simon Lewis and Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's top lawyer has argued that President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend U.S. ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but the continuation of an ongoing conflict.State Department Legal Adviser Reed Rubinstein made the arguments in a statement released days before a May 1 deadline for the Trump administration to obtain approval for the war from Congress under the 1973 War Powers Act or move to end it.
US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades
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Fri 05:51 - Middle East Eye
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Fri 09:35 - Middle East Eye
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Fri 12:34 - France 24
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Fri 13:35 - The Jerusalem Post
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Fri 14:17 - Military Times
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Fri 18:48 - France 24
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Sat 01:33 - DW All
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Sun 03:21 - Middle East Eye
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Sun 03:32 - Middle East Eye
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Sun 04:36 - Al-Monitor
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Sun 04:58 - Middle East Eye
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Sun 05:53 - NPR
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Sun 06:30 - Euronews
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Sun 06:51 - Al Jazeera English
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Sun 07:26 - France 24
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Sun 10:00 - Al-Monitor
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Sun 10:00 - Al-Monitor
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Sun 11:25 - The Hill
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Sun 12:35 - Washington Examiner
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Sun 13:30 - Al-Monitor
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Sun 14:52 - Fox News
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Sun 19:01 - Al-Monitor
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Sun 23:01 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 00:18 - The Hill
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Mon 07:01 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 09:30 - Middle East Eye
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Mon 10:01 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 23:36 - Al-Monitor
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Tue 03:30 - Middle East Eye
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Tue 05:38 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 02:31 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 13:55 - Middle East Eye
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Fri 13:20 - BBC Politics
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Sat 15:20 - France 24
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Sun 15:12 - Euronews
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Sun 20:00 - Fox News
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Mon 09:08 - Middle East Eye
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Mon 09:36 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 11:36 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 15:00 - France 24
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Mon 19:20 - BBC Headlines
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Mon 22:36 - Al-Monitor
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Tue 15:35 - France 24
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Tue 16:17 - Middle East Eye
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Tue 16:36 - Al-Monitor
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Wed 02:17 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 13:06 - Fox News
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Wed 15:09 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 16:22 - The Hill
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Thu 00:18 - Washington Examiner
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Thu 21:58 - Middle East Eye
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Fri 04:00 - Financial Times
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Sat 03:21 - Middle East Eye
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Sat 17:06 - Fox News
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Sun 12:31 - France 24
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Mon 10:00 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 12:21 - Al Jazeera English
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Tue 00:41 - Washington Examiner
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Tue 03:12 - Middle East Eye
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Tue 03:20 - Middle East Eye
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Tue 05:04 - Middle East Eye
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Tue 10:00 - The Hill
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Tue 15:16 - Middle East Eye
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Tue 15:30 - Al-Monitor
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Wed 01:45 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 02:43 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 10:00 - The Hill
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Wed 16:11 - Middle East Eye
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Thu 00:47 - Middle East Eye
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Thu 10:00 - The Hill
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Fri 12:36 - Al-Monitor
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Fri 15:41 - The Hill
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Fri 18:01 - Al-Monitor
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Fri 21:53 - The Hill
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