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Rep. Adam Smith on the U.S. strikes on Iran and the debate over Trump's war powers

By Leila Fadel
Published March 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM PST
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, leaves after meeting with Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a classified briefing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
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Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, is shown in this undated photo.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, about President Trump's unilateral authorization to strike Iran.

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