House Approves Iran War Powers Resolution, Seeking to Limit Trump’s Military Options

House Approves Iran War Powers Resolution, Seeking to Limit Trump’s Military Options
President Trump speaks from the White House in Washington on Jan. 08, 2020. During his remarks, Trump addressed the Iranian missile attacks that took place last night in Iraq and said, “As long as I am president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” Win McNamee/Getty Images
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The House of Representatives voted to approve the War Powers resolution aimed at restraining President Donald Trump’s ability to use military action against Iran without the approval of Congress, coming a week after a U.S. airstrike killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington.

The vote, a day after members of Congress were given briefings from the White House about the strike, went mostly along party lines.

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