Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe US Senate voted 50-48 to pass a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to halt military action against Iran. This resolution had previously passed the House of Representatives, marking the first time both chambers of Congress have passed such a directive since the 1973 War Powers Act. Donald Trump criticised the vote, stating it made his job more difficult but vowed that he would get it done “one way or the other”, claiming Iran was “on the ropes” and respecting the US. The vote is considered a setback for Trump, despite likely being symbolic, and reflects growing concern among some Republicans about the conflict. The development comes as the administration is expected to request tens of billions of dollars from Congress for the war, and following a cyber attack on Iranian banks. In fullIran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran willing to ‘give us anything’ as Senate votes to block his military actionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Four Senate Republicans crossed party lines to approve the resolution, which passed the House earlier this month.

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The Senate voted 50-48 in favour of the concurrent resolution, which had already passed the House of Representatives earlier this month. | World News

While the resolution is largely symbolic, it reflects the growing concerns from a number of Republican lawmakers over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it

The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, reflecting growing concern about the unpopular conflict.

It was the first time both chambers of Congress passed a resolution directing a president to remove US armed forces from hostilities

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