Senate Passes Resolution Directing Trump to End Iran Role

The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 on Tuesday to approve a concurrent resolution directing President Donald Trump to terminate U.S. military involvement in hostilities with Iran. The House of Representatives passed the same measure earlier this month.

Four Republican senators joined Democrats in support. Two Republican senators did not vote. The conflict began February 28 when the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran. The administration is expected to request tens of billions of dollars from Congress to fund operations while it negotiates a peace agreement with Iran.

The concurrent resolution does not require presidential signature under the 1973 War Powers Resolution. A 1983 Supreme Court ruling held that such legislative veto measures must be presented to the president for signature or veto to have legal effect. A White House official told reporters the measure carries no force of law because it does not reach the president.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday found that one in four Americans believe the war against Iran was worth its costs. A majority in the poll said any truce with Tehran is unlikely to last. President Donald Trump posted late on Tuesday criticizing the vote, calling it "poorly timed and meaningless" and accusing those who voted in favor of providing "comfort" to Iran and making his job "more difficult".