US Senate Passes Resolution to Halt War on Iran, Trump Fumes

President Donald Trump has reacted furiously after the US Senate passed a resolution calling for an end to the war against Iran, condemning several Republican senators who sided with Democrats to support the measure. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump described the symbolic resolution as passed at an “inappropriate and meaningless time”. The so-called War Powers Resolution was approved by the Senate with 50 votes in favour and 48 against. “So I have got Iran ‘cornered’, ready to fall, willing to give us almost anything, and for the first time in decades, greatly respecting the United States and its president, ME, and the US Senate decides to hold a War Powers Resolution vote at an inappropriate and meaningless time,” Trump said. “Telling the World’s Number One Sponsor of Terror that the United States does not like what I am doing to them, and I must stop, and in doing so has provided aid and comfort to the enemy,” he added. Trump then singled out the four Republican senators who switched sides to back the resolution alongside Democrats, explicitly labelling them “losers”. “Four Republican losers voted with the Dumocrats,” he said, using a play on words to refer to the Democratic Party. “And Iran asks my people, ‘What does all this mean?’ These senators are just making my job harder, but I will get it done, one way or another, because I always get it done!” The Senate passed the War Powers Resolution on Tuesday local time, instructing Trump to end hostilities against Iran unless Congress authorises further military action. The resolution essentially aims to prevent a new war between the US and Iran. The 50-48 vote followed earlier approval by the House of Representatives. The majority was secured after four Republican senators—Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul—joined Democrats in backing the resolution. One Democratic senator voted against it, while two other Republicans abstained. The practical impact of the move remains unclear, given that the US and Iran have already reached a temporary peace agreement. Nevertheless, the resolution represents the strongest symbolic rejection of war by Congress, after nine previous votes failed to secure a majority.