Lawmakers vote to curb Trump war on Iran ahead of similar effort on Lebanon

<article data-history-node-id="441702" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lawmakers-vote-curb-trump-war-iran-ahead-similar-effort-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lawmakers-vote-curb-trump-war-iran-ahead-similar-effort-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Lawmakers vote to curb Trump war on Iran ahead of similar effort on Lebanon</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 215-208 to curb President Donald Trump's war-making authority on Iran&nbsp;until he seeks congressional approval.</p> <p>Four Republicans voted with Democrats to pass the measure, including Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, who will depart the lower chamber in January after he was defeated last month in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/anti-aipac-congressman-unseated-most-expensive-house-primary-ever" target="_blank">most expensive</a>&nbsp;Republican primary ever by a candidate with backing from pro-Israel lobbying groups.&nbsp;</p> <p>It's worth noting that more than a dozen Republicans were absent from the House on Wednesday, meaning they did not vote at all.&nbsp;</p> <p>The move still stands as a significant bipartisan rebuke of Trump's&nbsp;<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5909690-trump-approval-rating-iran-inflation/" target="_blank">largely unpopular</a>&nbsp;joint war with Israel on Iran, but will have to now be taken up by the Senate, where it has a good chance of getting through, given the Senate had previously advanced a similar resolution.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lawmkers-vote-curb-trump-war-iran-and-support-israel-lebanon">Lawmakers vote to curb Trump war on Iran ahead of similar effort on Lebanon</a></h3> <div alt="US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib speaks during an event marking the one-year anniversary of the 'Block the Bombs Act', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 4 June 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f5383f69-632e-4b0e-923c-5f9a11eaed85" data-langcode="en" title="US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib speaks during an event marking the one-year anniversary of the 'Block the Bombs Act', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 4 June 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/2026-06-04T141917Z_14020073_RC22NLABV4KP_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-2.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib speaks during an event marking the one-year anniversary of the 'Block the Bombs Act', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 4 June 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)" title="US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib speaks during an event marking the one-year anniversary of the 'Block the Bombs Act', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 4 June 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> </div> </div> </article>