Khanna and Massie threaten to force a vote on Iran as prospect of US attack looms
As the prospect of another U.S. military action against Iran looms, Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., want Congress to pass a measure that would order the president...
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As the prospect of another U.S. military action against Iran looms, Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., want Congress to pass a measure that would order the president to terminate unauthorized hostilities against the Islamic Republic. "Trump officials say there's a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress. @RepThomasMassie & I have a War Powers Resolution to debate & vote on war before putting U.S. troops in harm’s way. I will make a motion to discharge to force a vote on it next week," Khanna declared in a Wednesday post on X. Massie shared Khanna's post and commented, "Congress must vote on war according to our Constitution. @RepRoKhanna and I will be forcing that vote to happen in the House as soon as possible. I will vote to put America first which means voting against more war in the Middle East." FORMER REP MTG ASSERTS THAT AMERICANS DON'T WANT US WAR AGAINST IRAN President Donald Trump has been pressuring Iran to make a deal to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, Trump said in a Truth Social post , "I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated. If it can, I let the Prime Minister know that will be a preference. If it cannot, we will just have to see what the outcome will be." "Last time Iran decided that they were better off not making a Deal, and they were hit with Midnight Hammer — That did not work well for them. Hopefully this time they will be more reasonable and responsible," Trump warned, referring to strikes the U.S. carried out against Iranian nuclear facilities and infrastructure last year. TERROR SPONSOR IRAN GETS UN LEADERSHIP OVERSEEING CHARTER PRINCIPLES Axios reported in an article on Wednesday that a Trump adviser said, "The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against going to war with Iran, but I think there is 90% chance we see kinetic action in the next fe…