US strikes Iran for second day: Is it a violation of war powers resolution?
Key takeaways
- Days after the US Congress tells Trump he needs to seek its approval or end war on Iran, president returns to attacks.
- Congress passed the resolution on Tuesday, stipulating that the president must either halt his military campaign against Iran or seek congressional approval before any further action is taken.
- Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, condemned the latest US attacks on Iran, calling them “a blatant violation” of the congressional resolution and threatening to take Trump to court over it.
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Days after the US Congress tells Trump he needs to seek its approval or end war on Iran, president returns to attacks. But can he do it legally?
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump called the four Republicans who voted for the war powers resolution 'losers' and said they and the Democrats have made his job harder in trying to negotiate a peace deal with Iran [File: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]By Yashraj Sharma Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026The decision by the United States to carry out strikes on Iran has not only drawn retaliatory attacks from Tehran but also brought criticism from a Democratic lawmaker who has accused Republican President Donald Trump of violating a war powers resolution passed by Congress.
Congress passed the resolution on Tuesday, stipulating that the president must either halt his military campaign against Iran or seek congressional approval before any further action is taken.