{"id":15107,"date":"2026-07-23T22:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15107"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:53:27","slug":"house-approves-resolution-to-end-the-war-in-iran-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15107","title":{"rendered":"House approves resolution to end the war in Iran : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-135141\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8220;&#10;        --source-height: 5480;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8220x5480+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F39%2F5ede63e5474f924714964fb5a5e7%2Fap26203565938124.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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Scott Applewhite\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        J. Scott Applewhite\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The House on Thursday approved a resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, in a vote that reflected growing frustration inside Congress over the war and the ability of lawmakers to conduct oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution passed the House by a vote of 214 to 208. And while it is not legally binding, the resolution represents a symbolic rebuke to President Trump over a war that lawmakers never voted to authorize. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/03\/nx-s1-5845102\/house-iran-war-powers-vote\" target=\"_blank\">the second such rebuke<\/a> passed by the House since the start of the war.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the House vote, Senate Democrats tried to advance a war powers resolution of their own, but the measure failed 47 to 49.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5904515-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5734333\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/10\/nx-s1-5734333\/congress-war-powers-explained\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/10\\\/nx-s1-5734333\\\/congress-war-powers-explained&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-format=\"png\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/png\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2100x2100+657+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F4b%2Fc8d719854d80bb8204a1bdfa714d%2Fscreenshot-2026-03-09-at-12-56-45-pm.png\" data-format=\"png\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"In this screenshot from a February 28 video, President Trump stands behind a lectern to discuss strikes on Iran. Speaking into a microphone, he's wearing a white baseball cap that says &quot;USA&quot; in navy blue capital letters on it. The presidential seal is on the front of the lectern.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5904515-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The votes came at a moment when attacks between Iran and the U.S. appear to be intensifying. Eighteen U.S. troops have died since fighting broke out in February, but four have died since July 17. U.S. forces have also suffered nearly 500 injuries, with 100 of those coming in the past two weeks, according to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who led the effort in the House, said the vote sends President Trump a clear message that Congress will not continue to tolerate what she described as an &#8220;illegal war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the beginning, this war has had no clear mission, no strategy, no end goal. Congress has not been consulted,&#8221; Jayapal said following the vote. &#8220;And hostilities have been driven over and over again by a president who won his election by promising to end forever wars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Four Republicans joined Democrats to approve the measure: Tom Barrett of Michigan, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Ohio&#8217;s Warren Davidson and Thomas Massie of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans who opposed the resolution have defended the war as necessary, given Iran&#8217;s past attacks on Americans and U.S. interests in the region. <\/p>\n<p>During debate on the House floor on Wednesday, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brian Mast of Florida, held up photos of U.S. service members killed in the war. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To belittle this mission is to belittle and demean the very service these members gave their life for,&#8221; Mast said. &#8220;This operation is bringing reckoning for the hundreds of times Iran has attacked and killed people of the United States of America,&#8221; he continued. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/23\/nx-s1-5868599\/senate-iran-war-powers-resolution\" target=\"_blank\">the Senate also approved a war powers resolution<\/a>, only to reverse course on a separate resolution brought the following day after President Trump criticized the initial vote. 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