House Dems to force vote to block Trump from waging war on Iran
By Ryan King
Published Feb. 26, 2026, 7:03 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders vowed to force a vote on a war powers resolution to stop President Trump from launching an attack on Iran without Congressional approval.
The vote will take place next week when the House gavels back into session from recess and comes amid Trump’s massive military build-up near Iran during negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program.
“The Iranian regime is brutal and destabilizing, seen most recently in the killing of thousands of protestors,” top House Democrats said in a joint statement. “Undertaking a war of choice in the Middle East, without a full understanding of all the attendant risks to our servicemembers and to escalation, is reckless.”
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