The Trump administration is coming under mounting pressure over its war in Iran, with some Republican lawmakers breaking ranks and challenging the US president’s authority to keep waging his increasingly unpopular conflict.
With the war poised to enter its third month and oil prices continuing to rise amid uncertainty over the conflict, a handful of lawmakers in President Donald Trump’s party are looking to convince him to get congressional approval for further military action while a shaky ceasefire remains in place.
John Curtis, a first-term Republican senator from Utah, on Thursday called on lawmakers to invoke the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which requires the president to wind down any use of military forces within 60 days of troops being sent into conflict unless Congress has declared war or authorised further military action. The law also allows for a 30-day extension to remove troops from conflict.