Congress Votes to Tighten Trump’s Iran WarAuthority in Bipartisan rebuke

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Source: Al Jazeera
Congress Votes to Tighten Trump’s Iran WarAuthority in Bipartisan rebuke
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The U.S. House passed a bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution to require congressional authorization for any further strikes on Iran, signaling a rare rebuke of President Trump’s actions. With a 215-208 vote and four Republican defections, the measure moves to the Senate where its fate is uncertain and a veto is likely, underscoring Congress’s claimed constitutional role to declare or limit war in Iran.

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