The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the war powers resolution, which passed the House of Representatives early this month, reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump's Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28.
The Senate vote was nearly along party lines, with four Republicans joining all but one Democrat in favor. Two Republican senators did not vote.
It was not immediately clear how it would affect the conflict, as Trump's administration works to negotiate a peace agreement with Iran.
The executive branch is entitled to ignore resolutions of this kind as they carry no legal force.
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