Disagreement in the US Congress over 'Iran'

In the House of Representatives, one of the two chambers of the US Congress, a bill was put to a vote that aims to prevent President Donald Trump from continuing US military activities against Iran without Congressional approval.

The bill, under the "War Powers Resolution," which demands an end to the use of the US military in conflicts against Iran without explicit authorization from Congress, was passed by a vote of 214 to 208 after 4 representatives from the Republican Party voted in favor of the bill alongside the Democrats. The vote in the House of Representatives, where Republicans hold the majority, was considered a symbolic challenge from Congress to the Trump administration.

A similar bill failed to gain the support of senators

In the following hours, another bill of a similar nature was put to a vote in the Senate, the other chamber of the US Congress. However, the bill, which aimed to limit the Trump administration's military activities against Iran, did not receive sufficient support. The Senate rejected the bill by a vote of 49 to 47.

Democratic Party member and Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, who introduced the bill to the Senate, said, "There is no good way out of a bad war. This is an opportunity for Congress to finally take responsibility."