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Powers Act – further codified that presidents [must cease](/news/2026/4/24/trumps-may-1-deadline-can-he-continue-war-on-iran-after-that) military action after 60 days, or receive congressional authorisation to legally continue. But US presidents have for decades pushed the limits of their war-making authority
House and the Senate — or end US military involvement. The law does allow for a limited 30-day extension, but only to safely withdraw forces, not to continue combat operations indefinitely. However, the statute, which
House**, with Brent crude falling to $110 a barrel, before regaining much of its losses. In response to Trump, Iran’s army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia warned the Islamic republic would “open new fronts against
war powers resolution last month to limit the length of the conflict with Iran. (A similar resolution still has not passed the House, and it's unclear if the measures would force Trump's hand
vote against the measure. While the results reflected growing disapproval from Republican senators, the count was not enough. Even if the Senate follows the House in invoking limits on Trump’s war on Iran, Trump
voted in favor of the resolution on Thursday (one Democrat, **John Fetterman** of Pennsylvania, opposed it). “As I have said since these hostilities with Iran began, the president’s authority as commander-in-chief
US’s assault on [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran). All have failed, mostly along party lines. Adam Schiff, the resolution’s author and a senator, said Thursday’s vote was critical. Friday marks 60 days since
House of Representatives](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives) voted to direct the president to withdraw US forces from hostilities with Iran, the first time either chamber has passed such a measure in the little over three months
House said on Wednesday. “The president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal, unlike some of the reporting I’ve seen today. Ultimately, the timeline will be dictated by the commander
vote [against Trump’s war powers](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/04/congress/trump-war-powers-vote-00949850) — extraordinary breaks from the president that included some of the most at-risk Republicans on the House and Senate battlemaps, like Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Pennsylvania
powers vote was not appropriate because Trump has not deployed troops against Havana. In a later post on social media, Scott said: “If we want REAL reform in Cuba, the illegitimate Castro/Diaz-Canel regime must fall
us," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, [told reporters](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/washington-d-c/2026-05-20/trump-wants-a-more-loyal-senate-murkowski-says-hes-sabotaging-that) earlier this week. "But I don't know. Last I checked, the laws don't just appear before his desk to be signed." ### Pushback
House of Representatives and the Senate must pass a joint resolution in favour – with a simple majority in each – within that 60-day limit. This has not happened so far. However, the act has previously
House of Representatives, sentiment has built among some progressive lawmakers for cutting off all military aid to Israel, even for defensive weapons such as the Iron Dome missile shield. The Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez earlier
US and Israel launched strikes against [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) on 28 February. Under the War Powers Act of 1973, the president can deploy troops to respond to an “imminent threat” but must receive congressional
voted for Trump. The temperature has cooled considerably since Trump and Xi met face-to-face in South Korea last October. The February Supreme Court decision curtailing the president's unilateral tariff power also helped
House declined to comment on the strikes on Bemani and referred all questions about the operation to Centcom. The attack on Iran’s water infrastructure comes amid the heat of summer and a historic drought
us at exactly the same place we were before." Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor for the world's oil, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and posed problems
House has also long maintained ambiguity on the issue, despite a handful of glancing admissions. In turn, lawmakers in Congress have launched several coordinated public efforts for greater transparency amid decades of bipartisan support
House had leaked details of a [foul-mouthed tirade](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/trump-shouted-and-cursed-netanyahu-over-threat-to-resume-beirut-bombing) from Trump, telling Netanyahu he was “crazy”, suggesting he did not know what he was doing, and informing him “everybody hates