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A contingent of progressive Democrats is joining a bipartisan effort to prevent President Donald Trump from formally entering Israel’s war on Iran, which began with Israel killing top Iranian officials Friday ahead of scheduled denuclearization talks between Iran and the U.S.
The resolution is co-led by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and set to be introduced Tuesday by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), one of the few Republicans who voted against Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” He announced the plan Monday on X, formerly Twitter.
“This is not our war,” wrote Massie. “But if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution. I’m introducing a bipartisan War Powers Resolution tomorrow to prohibit our involvement. I invite all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reshared the post later that evening with a simple confirmation, “Signing on,” after fellow “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) did the same — and noted that Trump would break the law by going to war “without a vote in Congress.”
“I look forward to supporting this War Powers Resolution,” Tlaib wrote Monday night. “The American people aren’t falling for it again. We were lied to about ‘weapons of mass destruction’ in Iraq that killed millions + forever changed lives.”
Khanna reshared Massie’s post as well, and wrote Monday on X: “No war in Iran.”
“It’s time for every member to go on record,” he argued. “Are you with the neocons who led us into Iraq or do you stand with the American people? I am proud to co-lead this bipartisan War Powers Resolution with Rep. Massie that is privileged and must receive a vote.”
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) also said he would support the resolution.
Israel’s newest conflict began violently Friday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used warplanes and drones to kill top Iranian generals and scientists — two days before the Trump administration was set to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran.
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Israel has justified the act of aggression as a preventative measure to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. Trump said last month that he “warned” Netanyahu not to strike Iran while a deal was being hatched, only to signal support for Israel in the aftermath.
The escalating violence threatens to further destabilize the Middle East after nearly two years of Israel’s brutal military campaign in Gaza, and has drawn backlash from longtime Trump supporters and numerous concerned Democrats alike.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the “No War Against Iran Act” on Monday in the Senate to remind the president that only Congress can declare war; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) filed his own war powers resolution to similarly demand congressional input in Trump’s decision-making.
Trump left the G7 summit in Canada on Monday and returned to the White House to discuss the conflict with members of the National Security Council — and urged the 10 million residents of Tehran to “immediately evacuate” the Iranian capital.
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