By John Irish and Angelo Amante PARIS/ROME, March 31 (Reuters) - France and Italy have pushed back against some U.S.-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump criticised NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in the month-long war in Iran,

The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), which oversees the nation’s military activity in Latin America and the Caribbean, said in a press release on Tuesday that Ecuadorian and American military forces had started operations that day “against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador.”

But for many, U.S. military action during Trump's second term has jarred with what the administration insists it stands for. With Congress set to vote on curbing the president's ability to strike Iran, Newsweek has created a rundown of where the U.S has carried out military action during the current administration.

The US and Israel's war against Iran wasn't authorized by Congress. On many occasions in US history, a president has ordered large-scale military operations without approval.

President Donald Trump and the Ecuadorian flag. — Wikimedia Commons - The White House (left), Hoebele (right) The Trump administration has launched military operations in Ecuador targeting what it claims are "designated terrorist organizations" amid the ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa gives a thumbs up as he arrives at the presidential palace in Panama City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador and the United States have begun joint military operations ...

Trump remains generally open to the idea because it could support his goal of preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, the officials said

U.S. President Donald Trump told his aides he is willing to end U.S. military operations against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly blocked, according to a March 30 report by the Wall Street Journal,