The United States senate has passed a resolution calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, in a symbolic rebuke from a Republican-controlled congress to the White House.
The senate voted 50 to 48 on Tuesday, with four Republicans joining Democrats.
Earlier this month, the house approved the measure.
The resolution directs Trump to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran unless congress explicitly authorises military action.
Because the measure is a “concurrent resolution”, it does not go to Trump’s desk for signature and carries disputed legal force.
However, its passage still puts both chambers of congress on record against a conflict that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, rattling global energy markets and opening a broader regional war involving Gulf states.
The measure comes with the administration expected to ask congress to authorise tens
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