Washington: The US House of Representatives was expected on Thursday to reject an effort to curb Donald Trump’s authority to wage war against Iran, as the president faces fierce criticism over launching the conflict without seeking approval from Congress. Lawmakers are due to vote on a bipartisan resolution led by Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna that would require Trump to obtain congressional authorisation before continuing military operations against Tehran. But the measure is widely expected to fail, a day after the Senate rejected a similar effort, underscoring Congress’s limited appetite — particularly among Republicans — for confronting the White House in the early days of the conflict. Even if it were to pass, Trump could veto it — a step that would require two-thirds majorities in both chambers to override, an almost impossible threshold in the current Congress. The vote comes less than a week after the United States and Israel began a sweeping military campaign against Iran, targeting missile facilities, naval assets and other infrastructure. The strikes have already assasinated senior Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and triggered retaliatory attacks across the region.
