{"id":29303,"date":"2026-02-21T05:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T05:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=29303"},"modified":"2026-02-21T05:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T05:04:45","slug":"us-lawmakers-move-towards-vote-on-limiting-trumps-iran-strike-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/us-lawmakers-move-towards-vote-on-limiting-trumps-iran-strike-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"US lawmakers move towards vote on limiting Trump\u2019s Iran strike authority"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the US Congress could vote as soon as next week on legislation aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from launching military strikes against Iran without explicit congressional approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reporting on Friday, Reuters said both Democrats and a small number of Republicans had repeatedly attempted to pass war powers resolutions that would bar the president from initiating military action against foreign governments without lawmakers\u2019 consent. Those efforts have failed, with Trump\u2019s Republican allies arguing that Congress should not restrict the president\u2019s authority in the area.<\/p>\n

Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Senator Rand Paul filed a Senate resolution late last month to block hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a congressional declaration of war.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf some of my colleagues support war, then they should have the guts to vote for the war, and to be held accountable by their constituents, rather than hiding under their desks,\u201d Kaine said in a statement on Friday, as US military assets moved towards Iran.<\/p>\n

An aide to Kaine said there was no timetable yet for when the Senate might take up the resolution, but in the House of Representatives, Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna said they planned to force a vote on a similar measure next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump officials say there’s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress,\u201d Khanna said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

The congressional push comes as the United States has been amassing military assets near Iran. US officials said on February 12 that the Department of War was sending an additional aircraft carrier, along with thousands of troops, warplanes, and guided-missile destroyers, to the region.<\/p>\n

Trump said most recently, referring to the USS Gerald R. Ford, \u201cIn case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The military buildup has unfolded alongside indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington in Geneva. Oman, the intermediary, has said the latest round of indirect talks concluded with tangible progress, paving the way for further discussions.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Iran\u2019s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani said Tehran would not initiate war, but would respond firmly to any aggression.<\/p>\n

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