The US Senate passed a resolution on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to end US military action against Iran, a rare bipartisan rebuke of the White House even as he pushes for peace with Tehran.
After first clearing the House of Representatives with Republican support, the largely symbolic proposal was voted down 50–48 by the Republican-majority Senate.
As for the “concurrent resolution”, it does not require Trump’s signature and has disputed legal weight.
The vote reflected Congress’ concerns over the war that began with the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in February.
It is one of a handful of times Republicans have voted across the aisle to break with the president, highlighting how some members of Congress in Trump’s Republican Party are increasingly skeptical of U.S. military operations against Iran.
Trump rejected Congress’ proposal
Trump criticized the largely symbolic congressional resolution, calling it “poorly timed and meaningless.”
“So, I have Iran on the ‘rope’, ready to collapse… and the US Senate has decided to hold a poorly timed and meaningless War Powers Act vote,” Trump wrote on his Truth social platform.
“These senators have made my job more difficult, but I’ll get it done one way or another, because I always get it done!”
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, called the vote a “very dangerous possibility” amid negotiations with Tehran.
Americans’ suspicion towards Iran was increasing
The vote came as a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that three in four Americans do not believe the cost of war with Iran was justified. The majority also said that truth with Tehran is unlikely to be sustainable.
Some Republicans also expressed unease over the conflict and its economic cost, while Democrats say the President violated the Constitution by launching a military operation without congressional approval.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is trying to turn a preliminary peace deal with Tehran into a final deal that includes ending Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief and passage through the Strait of Hormuz. speaking terms.
Edited by: Rana Taha
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