US House of Representatives members from the Republican Party\nthwarted the Democratic Party\u2019s efforts to end US attacks on Iran.\nRepublicans in the US Congress continue to block attempts to limit\nPresident Donald Trump\u2019s authority in the war against Iran.<\/p>\n
US House Representative from the Republican Party, Chris Smith,\nrepresenting New Jersey, as reported by Reuters and Al Arabiya on Friday\n(10\/4\/2026), led a brief \u201cpro forma\u201d session on Thursday (9\/4) and ended\nit before a group of Democratic politicians could pass the resolution by\nunanimous consent.<\/p>\n
The resolution submitted by the Democratic Party in Congress called\nfor the cessation of US military operations against Iran.<\/p>\n
Although the action on Thursday (9\/4) was largely symbolic,\nDemocratic leaders in the US House and Senate have pledged to force a\nvote on restricting war powers when they return from recess next\nweek.<\/p>\n
US lawmakers from the Democratic Party have repeatedly tried and\nfailed in recent months to pass a resolution on limiting war powers to\nforce Trump to obtain congressional approval before launching military\noperations, both in Venezuela and Iran.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s threats against Iran earlier this week about \u201cthe entire\ncivilisation will die\u201d have heightened concerns among Democrats. Dozens\nof US lawmakers from the Democratic Party have called for Trump\u2019s\nremoval from his position as US President.<\/p>\n
The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit\nattacks on locations considered vital to civilians.<\/p>\n
\u201cThreatening genocide is not a negotiation tactic,\u201d said US House\nRepresentative from the Democratic Party, Sara Jacobs, representing\nCalifornia, at a press conference outside the Capitol building in\nWashington DC, after the brief \u201cpro forma\u201d session was held because the\nUS Congress was on a two-week Easter recess.<\/p>\n
Trump announced that he had approved a two-week ceasefire with Iran\non Tuesday (7\/4), less than two hours before the deadline he set for a\nmassive attack on Tehran.<\/p>\n
The White House, in its defence, stated that Trump\u2019s actions are\nlegitimate and in accordance with his rights as the US\ncommander-in-chief to protect the country by ordering limited military\noperations.<\/p>\n
The Republican Party holds a slim majority over the Democratic Party\nin the US House and Senate, and almost unanimously supports all of its\npolicies. Although the US Constitution stipulates that Congress, not the\npresident, can declare war, these restrictions do not apply to\nshort-term operations or if the country faces an immediate threat.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/republican-party-thwarts-democrats-efforts-to-halt-us-attacks-on-iran-1775814652", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }