The U.S. Senate voted down a bill that would have restricted the president's authority to conduct military operations against Iran without congressional approval, according to reports. The rejection is the latest in a series of failed attempts to limit presidential war powers on Iran.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday evening rejected a bill that would have restricted the president's authority to order military action against Iran without congressional approval. The measure was voted down in yet another round of the recurring debate over presidential war powers regarding Iran, which the report notes is 'the umpteenth time' such a bid has been blocked. The vote follows a pattern of similar measures that have been repeatedly defeated in the Senate in recent months.
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