00:00The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to halt military action
00:05against Iran. The measure passed the Senate by 50 votes to 48, with four Republican senators
00:11breaking ranks to join Democrats in support. It is the first time since the War Powers Act
00:19was passed in 1973 that both chambers of Congress have approved a measure directing a president to
00:26pull U.S. forces out of a conflict. The resolution is largely symbolic and is not expected to become
00:33law, but it reflects the growing uneasiness among Republican politicians over the war in Iran.
00:39The vote also highlights growing concern in Washington over the costs of the war and whether
00:45the U.S. risks being drawn into a longer conflict with Iran. Trump had dismissed the vote as
00:51meaningless. In a post on his true social platform, Trump accused those who vote in
00:56favor of providing comfort to Iran and making his job more difficult.
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