US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Congress for clearing a largely symbolic resolution calling for an end to the war with Iran, terming it “poorly timed and meaningless.”
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Senate decides to have a poorly timed and meaningless War Powers Act Vote, telling the Number One Sponser of Terror in the World that the United States doesn’t like what I am doing to them, and I must stop, and by so doing has provided aid and comfort the Enemy.”
The US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran. The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the war powers resolution, which passed the House of Representatives early this month, reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump’s Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28. The measure cleared the chamber by a narrow 50-48 vote after already receiving approval from the House of Representatives earlier this month. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer described the vote as a rejection of Trump’s Iran strategy, accusing the president of dragging the country into a costly conflict.
Meanwhile, The fifth round of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon commenced in Washington on Tuesday (local time) according to reports. The US State Department says their goal “is to end the cycle of violence for good”. They say they “are enabling Israel and Lebanon to negotiate as two sovereign states and to find a way to have peace and security”.
On the contrary, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called the USA “very naive” for believing Iran will abandon its nuclear programme. Ben-Gvir hinted that Tel Aviv “may act alone” against Tehran. “The Americans are very naive if they think the Iranians will abandon their nuclear program and cancel it, and give up their dreams of destroying Israel,” Ben-Gvir said in an interview