‘We don’t want any more war’: Senate votes to curb Trump on Iran

Published February 13, 2020 7:15pm ET



A bipartisan group of senators passed a resolution Thursday that would limit President Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran.

The measure, which passed 55-45, with eight GOP votes, showcased a growing unease among congressional lawmakers with the executive branch’s authority to wage military action abroad. The vote comes more than a month after a drone strike earlier this year killed a top Iranian general and sparked retaliatory missile strikes against U.S. forces in Iraq.

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