US Dems say Iran troop deployment ‘more likely’ ahead of war powers vote
Al Jazeera
Resolution aims to constrain Trump’s war capabilities, but faces uphill battle with veto likely if passed by Congress.
Washington, DC – The United States Senate is expected to hold an initial vote on a resolution to rein in US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, with top Democrat Chuck Schumer saying he fears “now more than ever” that the administration is planning to deploy boots on the ground.
The procedural vote expected on Wednesday represents the first time US lawmakers will be put on the record on their position towards the war, which the US and Israel began on Saturday, and which has since seen retaliation from Iran spread across the Middle East.
The vote will determine whether the chamber will move forward with further debate on the resolution and a final vote, or if any effort to assert congressional authority over the Trump administration’s military actions will be swiftly scuttled. A separate measure is expected to face an initial vote in the US House of Representatives tomorrow.
Speaking from the Senate floor, US Democrats condemned what they described as shifting justifications for the war and why the US needed to immediately attack Iran.
The top Democrat in the chamber, Schumer, portrayed Trump as a president willing to swiftly change his narrative, unmoored by evidence or his past positions.
Analysts say it would be difficult, if not impossible, to bring down the Iranian system with US-Israeli air power alone.
Finn Allen hits fastest century at a T20 World Cup as New Zealand crush South Africa by nine wickets to reach final.
Amnesty International decries Mohammed’s killing as ‘calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders’ in Iraq.
With Donald Trump saying he doesn’t care if Iran participates, the country may be left with no choice but to pull out.
Playing at home, India will be favourites to enter the final but England could halt their march in Mumbai on Thursday.
Israel’s defence minister says next leader ‘target for assassination’ as Iran postpones commemorations for Khamenei.
US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.
Nepal is set to vote on Thursday in pivotal election that comes months after historic protests toppled the government.
Spain’s socialist president is locked in a war of words with Washington, which has threatened to cut trade ties.
Eyewitness video shows a suspected Iranian drone attack on a military base in Bahrain.
