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U.S. House passes measure to curb Trump Iran strike authority — House limits Trump Iran strikes

With the Iran war entering its fourth month, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives backs a resolution aimed at limiting further U.S. strikes without congressional approval. The vote marks the first major House rebuke of President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict, even though the measure is unlikely by itself to end the war.

Highlights

The U.S. House passes a war powers resolution 215-208 to restrict Trump from further Iran strikes without congressional approval, with four Republicans joining Democrats.
The measure represents a symbolic setback for the White House amid Middle East tensions, raising prospects for similar Senate action despite a likely presidential veto requiring a two-thirds supermajority.
Ongoing U.S.-Iran ceasefire remains fragile, as negotiations continue and renewed hostilities include intercepted Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait, putting energy markets on alert.

House vote raises pressure on war powers

As reported by Financial Times, the House votes 215-208 in favor of a war powers resolution designed to block Trump from carrying out additional strikes on Iran without approval from Congress. Four Republicans join all Democrats in backing the measure, underscoring rare cross-party support for reining in presidential military authority.

The resolution delivers a symbolic but significant setback for the White House at a time of heightened tension in the Middle East. Lawmakers have previously failed in efforts to force stronger congressional oversight of the conflict, and the latest vote increases the possibility that a similar measure could advance in the Republican-controlled Senate.

On its own, the resolution cannot compel an end to the war. Any effort to overcome what is described as an almost-certain presidential veto would require a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers of Congress.

Ceasefire strains keep energy markets in focus

Trump says negotiations with Iran are going very well and says U.S. negotiators have actually gotten along with Iranian counterparts very well. He also says the U.S. and Iran could reach an agreement on a preliminary peace deal as early as the weekend.

Such a deal would extend a fragile ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, offering potential relief to a global energy crisis triggered by Iran’s chokehold on the Gulf waterway since the war began. But the diplomatic opening remains fragile, with Iran and the U.S. exchanging fire this week in breach of the ceasefire.

The U.S. military says on Tuesday it intercepts Iranian missiles and drones targeting Bahrain and Kuwait, although Kuwait’s airport is hit. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump says Iran did something that was not a big deal and that the U.S. moved quickly to contain it.

Among Republicans supporting the resolution is Thomas Massie, a prominent isolationist critic of the war. The other three House Republicans voting against the president are Tom Barrett of Michigan, Warren Davidson of Ohio and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.

Our earlier coverage of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s FY 2027 State Department budget hearing outlined how Republicans framed the request around an “America First” foreign policy and highlighted increased briefings to Congress. The discussion emphasized a tougher posture toward Iran in the wake of Operation Epic Fury, alongside diplomatic priorities in the Western Hemisphere such as Panama, Cuba, and Venezuela.

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