Four Republicans break with their party as the House votes 215–208 to block further strikes on Iran—but the measure faces a steep climb in the Senate and a likely presidential veto.
In a significant challenge to presidential war-making authority, the US House passed a resolution on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, ratcheting up pressure on the administration to end the unpopular conflict. The war powers resolution passed by a vote of 215 to 208, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support—marking a rare bipartisan rebuke of the war.
The vote represents the first successful effort by lawmakers to force an end to a conflict that has had mounting catastrophic effects, from thousands of civilian deaths to global trade disruptions. Despite its historic significance, the measure is largely symbolic. Democrats have been unable to pass a war powers resolution in the Senate, and even if they could, it would likely be vetoed by President Trump, whose administration has questioned the constitutionality of the War Powers Act itself.
