US House passes resolution urging Trump to halt Iran operations

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military operations against Iran.

The vote in the lower chamber was broadcast by C-SPAN.

A total of 220 House members voted in favor of the resolution, while 204 voted against it, allowing the measure to pass the chamber.

The resolution is non-binding and does not have the force of law. Such measures allow lawmakers to formally express their position, but the executive branch is not legally required to comply with them.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the authority to declare war belongs to Congress rather than the president. However, in recent decades, U.S. presidents have broadly interpreted congressional authorizations for the use of military force abroad, including using such authorizations as a basis for subsequent military operations.

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