WASHINGTON
\nThe Republican-majority US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday to halt US military action against Iran, but it was not immediately clear how it would affect the war as President Donald Trump\u2019s administration negotiates a peace agreement with the Islamic republic.
\nThe Senate voted 50-48 in favour of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives early this month, reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump\u2019s Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28.
\nThe vote was nearly along party lines, with four Republicans joining all but one Democrat in favour. Two Republicans did not vote.
\nThe resolution directs Trump to remove US armed forces from hostilities with or against Iran, but is likely to remain merely a symbolic vote. Under the 1973 War Powers Act, the measure does not get sent to the White House for Trump\u2019s signature.
\nHowever, the White House has insisted the legislation is not constitutional and thus not binding.
\nLegal experts say it remains a contested legal question likely to be settled in the courts. \u201cThe executive branch will likely ignore it on constitutional grounds, and it\u2019s not clear who might have standing to sue to enforce it,\u201d said Scott Anderson, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and senior editor of the online legal publication Lawfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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