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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Chris Stein

US House narrowly rejects war powers resolution as dissent grows

people walk near a destroyed building
People work around a destroyed residential building which was destroyed by US-Israeli airstrikes at the Shahid Broujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

The US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution that would have prevented further military action against Iran, as Democrats united against continued US involvement in the conflict amid peace talks that have yet to make a breakthrough.

The resolution introduced by Greg Meeks, the top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee, failed by a vote of 213-214, with one Republican member voting present. It required at least two more votes to pass, as tied votes fail in the House.

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