The US Senate approved a war powers resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran without congressional approval.
In the Tuesday evening vote, the measure passed 50-48, with Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Rand Paul, and Bill Cassidy also supporting it. The absence of some Republican members from the session contributed to the resolution's approval. The measure had previously passed the House of Representatives.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said after the vote that Americans are 'paying the price for Trump's historic mistake in Iran.' Schumer argued that Trump's Iran policies would go down as some of the worst decisions in US foreign policy.
The largely symbolic and non-binding resolution reveals growing concern in Congress, including among some Republicans, about the war on Iran and the agreement the Trump administration reached to end the war.
The vote came as the Pentagon requested $80 billion from Congress to cover the costs of the war in Iran and replenish ammunition stocks.
The US and Israel launched a war on Iran on February 28, and Iran carried out retaliatory attacks on countries in the region, causing losses on the Israeli and US sides. The parties reached a temporary ceasefire on April 8.
On June 14, Iran and the US announced that, through Pakistan's mediation, they had reached a 14-point memorandum of understanding aimed at stopping the war and resolving disputes through dialogue. The document, called the 'Islamabad Agreement,' took effect on June 18 after being electronically signed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump. The agreement includes provisions such as ending the war, including in Lebanon, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and lifting the US naval blockade on Iran.
