The U.S. Senate approved a resolution on Iran 50–47 on Thursday, reversing its earlier 48–50 defeat after President Trump pressed several Republican senators to switch positions. Trump thanked the GOP leaders and said the vote sends a clear message to Iran.
The U.S. Senate voted 50–47 on Thursday morning to approve a resolution on Iran, overturning an earlier 48–50 defeat from Tuesday, as President Donald Trump pressured Republican lawmakers to flip their positions. In a statement posted Thursday morning, Trump thanked Majority Leader John Thune, Senators Lindsey Graham and Bernie Moreno, and noted that Senators Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy changed their votes.
"This vote sends a clear message to Iran!" Trump wrote. The measure's exact content is not specified in the report, but it reverses the previous failed vote on a resolution that had sought to restrict the president's war powers regarding Iran.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, Trump announced the reversal shortly after it occurred, framing it as a victory that turned a prior defeat into a win. The development follows days of rapid Senate maneuvering on Iran policy, including an earlier symbolic War Powers resolution that passed with the help of four Republican defectors but was later criticized by the president.
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- DevelopingSenator Graham urges Senate to revote and reject war powers resolution on Iran
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