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Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from striking Iran

The war powers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war's start -- but some Republicans expressed fresh concern about the conflict as it approaches the two-month mark.

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April 15, 2026 at 3:03 p.m. EDT 6 minutes ago
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House about the Iran war on April 6. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post)

By Theodoric Meyer and Noah Robertson

The Senate rejected a resolution Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, even as Republicans raised increasing concerns about the war.

The vote was the latest test of lawmakers' support for the unpopular conflict since Trump threatened last week to destroy Iran's "whole civilization." Democrats have forced votes on three other war powers resolutions since the war's start, all of which have failed.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/15/iran-war-powers-trump/

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Breaking news: The Senate rejected a resolution to block President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, even as Republicans raised increasing concerns about the war.

Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from striking Iran
The war powers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war’s start — but some Republicans expressed fresh concern about the war as it approaches the two-month mark.
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3:06 PM · Apr 15, 2026
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Breaking news: The Senate rejected a resolution to block President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, even as Republicans raised increasing concerns about the war.

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