Key facts
- U.S. senators have introduced a resolution to end President Trump's war with Iran.
- The resolution directs the president to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes military force.
- Senators cite lost American lives, increased gas and fertilizer prices, and drained military stockpiles as reasons to end the war.
- The war is described as illegal, unconstitutional, reckless, and unconstitutional by various senators.
- A concurrent resolution on Iran war powers has already passed both chambers of Congress.
U.S. senators have introduced a new resolution aimed at halting President Trump's military actions against Iran, citing significant negative consequences. Senator John Hickenlooper stated on X that the resolution seeks to end what he described as an "illegal war," highlighting lost American lives, soaring gas and fertilizer prices, and depleted military stockpiles.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside other Democratic colleagues, announced a new wave of War Powers Resolutions designed to force a vote on ending the conflict. These resolutions direct the president to withdraw U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes military force. Senators like Cory Booker, Tim Kaine, Chris Murphy, and Adam Schiff have voiced strong opposition to the war, characterizing it as a reckless choice with escalating costs, detrimental to national security, and unpopular with the American public. They argue that the war has led to casualties, spiked energy prices, and emboldened Iran.
Senator Hickenlooper has a history of opposing the war, having voted 13 times to end it. He has consistently criticized the administration for bypassing Congress and engaging in a war with unclear objectives. The introduction of these resolutions comes as President Trump continues to escalate tensions with Iran. A concurrent resolution on Iran war powers has already passed both chambers of Congress, and the Senate may consider Hickenlooper's legislation next month.