The United States senate has passed a resolution calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, in a symbolic rebuke from a Republican-controlled congress to the White House.
The senate voted 50 to 48 on Tuesday, with four Republicans
joining Democrats.
Earlier this month, the house approved the measure.
The resolution directs Trump to remove US forces from
hostilities with Iran unless congress explicitly authorises military action.
Because the measure is a “concurrent resolution”, it does
not go to Trump’s desk for signature and carries disputed legal force.
However, its passage still puts both chambers of congress on
record against a conflict that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in
late February, rattling global energy markets and opening a broader regional
war involving Gulf states.
The measure comes with the administration expected to ask
congress to authorise tens of billions of dollars to pay for the war.
Tuesday’s vote also comes at a moment when the US and Iran
are engaged in negotiations to permanently end the conflict
Trump slammed the vote on his Truth Social platform, calling
it “poorly timed and meaningless”.
“These Senators have just made my job more difficult, but I
will get it done, one way or the other, because I always get it done!” he said.
The White House said the resolutions seeking to curb Trump’s
powers to wage war in Iran are unconstitutional, noting that the conflict had
already ended under an April ceasefire.
It added that restricting the president’s authority could
weaken Washington’s leverage as negotiators seek to lock in a final deal with
Iran.
However lawmakers say the fighting continued well beyond the
legal deadline and that Trump has repeatedly threatened renewed strikes.
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