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This resolution passed the Senate 55-45 and it passed the House 227-186. The Iran War Powers Resolution would’ve limited President Trump’s options should military retaliation against Iran been merited. President Trump argued that the Republicans who sided with the Democrats played into the Democrats’ hands with their votes.<\/p>\n
As for Iran, they are demanding that the US drop sanctions. Additionally, they want the US to compensate Iran for the damages caused by re-imposing the sanctions. They see this as a requirement before they would enter negotiations. They also claim that they would have a crushing response if an arms embargo against them is extended.<\/p>\n
From Fox News:<\/span><\/p>\n “The resolution implies that the president’s constitutional authority to use military force is limited to defense of the United States and its forces against imminent attack<\/span><\/strong>,” he said. “That is incorrect. We live in a hostile world of evolving threats, and the Constitution recognizes that the president must be able to anticipate our adversaries’ next moves and take swift and decisive action in response. That’s what I did!<\/span><\/strong>”<\/p>\n Tensions between Washington and Tehran has increased sharply since Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed crippling economic sanctions.<\/p>\n Escalations have cooled somewhat in recent weeks as attention has been diverted on combating the coronavirus. However, Trump said last month that he instructed the Navy to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n In response, Iran’s military chief of the Revolutionary Guard Corps said his troops will “destroy any American terrorist force” that threatens its ships in the region.<\/p>\n Both countries are also engaged in a dispute over a United Nations arms embargo set to expire in October. U.S. officials said they will seek to extend it to prevent Tehran from acquiring conventional weapons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fox News has the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"