The US Senate adopted a resolution on Tuesday requiring President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran, in the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restless Congress, Reuters reports.
The Senate approved with 50 votes “for” and 48 “against” the war powers resolution, which was adopted by the House of Representatives at the beginning of this month, the decision reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump’s Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28. Through this resolution, the withdrawal of American forces from the conflict with Iran is ordered.
This is the first time both chambers of Congress have adopted a resolution requiring the president to withdraw American armed forces from hostilities, based on the 1973 War Powers Resolution, known primarily as the War Powers Act.
Although it is likely that this gesture will largely remain symbolic, the votes were a clear failure for Trump, who until recently enjoyed almost total support from Republican members of Congress. Trump’s Republicans hold fragile majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Senate vote unfolded almost along party lines, with four Republicans joining all Democrats, except one, in favor of the resolution. Two Republican senators did not vote.
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