WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives has knocked down a resolution that would place guardrails on the United States’ ongoing military operations in Iran.
A war powers resolution for President Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury failed in a 212 to 219 vote on March 5.
The resolution would have mandated congressional authorization of American involvement in the conflict, which began with Israeli and American strikes on Iranian targets on Feb. 28.
The chamber rejected the measure just a day after the Senate voted against its own War Powers Resolution on the conflict.
The first wave of Israeli and American strikes, which began after nuclear talks collapsed, killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader….
House Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution After Senate Bats It Down
