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US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

 Published: 12:03, 5 March 2026

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

US Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorised by Congress.

The Senate voted 53 to 47 not to advance the resolution, largely along party lines, with all but one Republican voting against the procedural motion and all but one Democrat supporting it.

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