U.S. Senate Fails To Ban Trump From Iran War

53 senators opposed the ban, 47 in favor.

The U.S. Senate did not support an initiative that would prohibit President Donald Trump from conducting a military operation against Iran without the direct consent of Congress, Axios reported.

At the end of the vote, 53 senators were opposed, 47 were in favor. The initiative was sponsored by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Rand Paul.

This is the second failed attempt by Senator Kaine to limit the military powers of the US President. A similar vote failed in June 2025 following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. On the eve of the new vote, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer criticized the president's administration for its "ever-changing goals and objectives" in Iran. Republican Senator Todd Young, on the other hand, pointed out that by limiting the president's war powers "at a critical time," the "danger" emanating from Iran would only increase.

But CBS News notes that the initiative to limit the president's war powers was symbolic, as the White House chief of staff could veto it. To overcome it would have required two-thirds of members of both houses of Congress to vote in favor of the document.

Trump announced the launch of a large-scale military operation "Epic Fury" against Iran on February 28. The US president accused the Islamic Republic of an "endless campaign of bloodshed and mass murder" against Washington and its allies. He also emphasized that Iran should not have nuclear weapons.

Trump said that when planning the military operation, it was expected to last "four to five weeks." At the same time, according to an internal Pentagon document seen by Politico, the operation could last at least 100 days, up to and including September. At the same time, the Pentagon has begun hastily increasing the number of U.S. troops engaged in intelligence gathering, and the State Department is allocating additional resources to evacuate Americans from the Middle East. This, the publication writes, indicates that the U.S. administration "was not fully prepared for the larger war it faced."

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