US Senate Rejects Proposal to Limit Trump's War Powers on Iran

Kathmandu. US President Donald Trump has achieved a significant political victory in the US Senate's latest vote on managing the war with Iran. On Wednesday, the Senate rejected a proposal to limit President Trump's war-making authority. This decision appears to be the opposite of the previous day's vote, which had put the White House under diplomatic pressure. On Tuesday, the Senate passed a symbolic resolution by a vote of 50-48, calling for an end to the Iran war. However, another vote on Wednesday was rejected 50-47, weakening the political message of the previous decision. This controversial political turn had exposed divisions within the Republican Party. But later, some lawmakers changed their stance and voted in favor of Trump. Among them, lawmakers Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy, who had previously spoken in favor of limiting presidential authority, are said to have voted in line with Trump's stance in the final vote. This incident has once again brought to the surface the tension between war powers and the president's executive authority in the US Congress. President Trump had criticized Tuesday's vote as ill-timed and meaningless. US media reported that he expressed strong dissatisfaction with Republican lawmakers in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday. According to Senator John Kennedy, who participated in the meeting, Trump appeared very angry. Other participants also said that Trump listed his grievances in a long list during the meeting. However, after the vote, Trump reacted positively on social media, writing, 'This vote has sent a warning to Iran.'