06/18/2025

Lawmakers Seek to Limit Trump from Dragging U.S. into Israel-Iran War

They want to avoid U.S. involvement in a war in the Middle East

As the war between Israel and Iran rages on, it is unclear whether the Trump administration is preparing to intervene militarily. 

On Monday, U.S. forces were sent to the Middle East, ostensibly for "defensive" purposes, as Donald Trump left the G7 summit early and warned Tehran to evacuate. On Tuesday, Trump insisted he was not interested in a ceasefire, called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and warned Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that "our patience is wearing thin."

But whether the U.S. gets more involved than it already is, some members of Congress from both parties argue, is not a decision that should be up to the President. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced a war powers resolution on Tuesday that asserts the requirement of Congress' approval if Trump wants to commit armed forces to military action in the region.

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