WASHINGTON, May 14 : The US House of Representatives narrowly defeated a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until hostilities are authorized by Congress, but the effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s military campaign failed by the closest possible margin.The House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed because it needed a majority to pass, despite more Republicans backing the effort.Three of Trump’s fellow Republicans — Tom Barrett of Michigan, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Thomas Massie of Kentucky — backed the resolution, and one De

It was the first such vote since a deadline passed for the Trump administration to seek Congress’s approval to continue the military campaign.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted down a new resolution directing President Donald Trump to remove U.S. forces from the Iran conflict.