President Donald Trump said he pressured Republican senators to flip positions, resulting in the Senate reversing its earlier decision that had called for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iran, according to his statement. The reversal comes after Trump exerted significant pressure on several GOP senators.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday morning that the U.S. Senate reversed its earlier resolution calling for the withdrawal of American forces from Iran, passing a revote 50–47 after he pressured several Republican senators to switch positions. The announcement — first reported by The Zioneer at 06:19 Jerusalem — came hours after Trump hailed the flip, crediting Senators Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy for changing their votes. The final tally marks a turnaround from the original 48–50 defeat last week, which Trump had branded as giving "aid and comfort" to Iran.
The thread began Monday Jun 8, 03:03 Jerusalem, when Trump urged Iran to return to negotiations after a missile barrage, as The Zioneer reported. On Tue Jun 16, 23:09 Jerusalem, the Senate rejected a bid to limit Trump's authority for new military action against Iran, failing 48–47 with four Republican joiners. By Wed Jun 24, 05:48 Jerusalem, Trump had lashed out at those four GOP "losers," saying the earlier war-powers vote aided Iran. Then, at Thu 06:19 Jerusalem, three consecutive Zioneer bulletins reported that the Senate had reversed itself: the first cited Trump's tweet crediting Paul and Cassidy; the second confirmed the 50–47 passage; the third — this update — adds Trump's explicit confirmation that he exerted pressure on GOP senators to flip.
This legislative victory comes amid a broader U.S.-Iran escalation. The Zioneer reported Thursday Jun 11 that Trump had canceled airstrikes on Iran that night, with Israeli analysts warning of risk, after earlier that same day he vowed "larger and more powerful" bombings. The White House continues to press for a formal end to hostilities.
What remains open: The resolution's exact wording and whether it is a formal War Powers measure or a non-binding sense-of-the-Senate resolution have not been specified by the White House. The identities of all senators who switched positions other than Paul and Cassidy have not been confirmed.
4 developments
- StrongTrump: Senate war powers vote gave 'aid and comfort' to Iran
- DevelopingSenator Graham urges Senate to revote and reject war powers resolution on Iran
- DevelopingU.S. Senate rejects bid to limit Trump's authority for new military action against Iran
- StrongU.S. Senate approves resolution requiring congressional approval for military action against Iran
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