### [2026-06-14](/feed/2026/06/14/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) calls for Congress to ratify any potential deal aimed at ending the Iran war. 




### Sources:

1. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/james-lankford-congress-ratify-iran-war-deal-hormuz-rcna349999)

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