Jul. 12, 2019 | 09:30 PM
US House votes to curb Trump powers to start Iran war
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford arrives to hold a classified briefing on Iran, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, for members of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to attack Iran, voicing fear that his hawkish policies are pushing toward a needless war.
The Democratic-led House approved an amendment on a broad defense bill that would prohibit funding for military operations against Iran unless they are in self-defense or explicitly approved by Congress.
Representative Ro Khanna, the Democrat who led the amendment, said the measure showed that the United States was fed up with war.
U.S. administrations have used an authorization of force passed by Congress after the September 11, 2001 attacks to justify a slew of operations around the world.