# Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution again

> The Senate failed to pass a war powers resolution on Iran for the second time this year, with vulnerable Republicans caught between criticism of the war and reluctance to challenge Trump.
- Title: Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution again · ABC News
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## Senate rejects Iran war powers resolution
The Senate failed to adopt a House-passed war powers resolution on Iran on Thursday by a vote of forty-nine to fifty, despite growing Republican criticism of the conflict.
## Four Republicans break ranks
Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis voted with almost all Democrats in favor. Democratic Senator John Fetterman voted against it, and Senator Angela Alsobrooks did not vote.
## Republicans in tight races avoid challenge
Vulnerable Republicans facing midterm elections have grown critical of the war's impact on fuel prices but stopped short of supporting measures that could directly challenge President Donald Trump's policy.
## Husted wants war to end but votes no
Republican Senator Jon Husted, in a close race against Democrat Sherrod Brown, told Politico the war needs to end quickly to lower gas prices, then voted against the resolution on Thursday.

> the war needs to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can lower gas prices
## Tillis votes yes, demands better briefing
Senator Thom Tillis voted for the resolution for the first time, citing lack of concrete information on ending the war. He said the administration must brief Congress and be clear on strategic objectives.

> They need to inform Congress more. They need to be clear on their strategic objectives, and they need to be more engaged.
## War far exceeds Trump's estimate
President Trump initially estimated the Iran war would last four to six weeks. It is now nearing its eighth month with fifty thousand American service members deployed. Eighteen have been killed and over eight hundred wounded.
## Senate passed resolution once in June
The Senate has voted on an Iran War Powers Resolution fourteen times but passed it only once, in late June. Since then it has failed three times, including Thursday's vote, after Senator Bill Cassidy flipped his vote.
## Trump administration dismisses June passage
After the Senate passed the resolution in June, the Trump administration refused to change strategy in Iran, calling the efforts poorly timed and meaningless. Cassidy reversed his vote after a briefing with administration officials.

> poorly timed and meaningless
## Key takeaway

The Senate rejected an Iran war powers resolution fifty to forty-nine on September twenty-fourth, as Republicans in tight races avoided directly challenging President Trump's policy despite growing calls to end the conflict.