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Trump vetoes resolution to restrict military action against Iran

President Trump has vetoed a resolution aimed at constraining his ability to take military action against Iran.

In a statement Wednesday, President Trump said he vetoed the Iran war powers resolution that “purported to direct me to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces in hostilities against Iran.”

“This was a very insulting resolution, introduced by Democrats as part of a strategy to win an election on November 3 by dividing the Republican Party,” Trump added.

He concluded: “Congress should not have passed this resolution."

The move marks the seventh time Trump has used his veto pen, including on a previous war powers resolution related to the U.S. military's assistance to Saudi Arabia in Yemen's civil war.

Congress passed the Iran war powers resolution nearly two months ago, but it was delayed in being officially sent to the White House as lawmakers stayed out of Washington amid the coronavirus pandemic. The House officially enrolled the measure during a pro forma session in April, but the Senate did not enroll it until after the chamber fully returned to town this week.

The House approved the resolution in a 227-186 vote in March as one of its last votes before leaving town. Six Republicans joined with Democrats in approving the measure.

That followed the Senate’s 55-45 approval in February, when eight Republicans voted with Democrats to support the resolution.

Neither chamber’s vote reached the two-thirds threshold needed to override a presidential veto.

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