Iran war: Congress taking first votes as debate rages about U.S. goals

The votes in Congress this week represented potentially consequential markers of just where lawmakers stand on the war as they look ahead to midterm elections and the consequences of the conflict

'A war of choice': US Congress opens first Iran war vote amid intensifying debate

The US Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to move toward armed conflict with Iran, a rare congressional test of a fast‑escalating Middle East crisis that has unfolded without a clearly defined US strategy for ending the confrontation.

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Američki Kongres počinje prva glasanja o ratu s Iranom dok bijesni rasprava o ciljevima SAD-a

Američki Senat ide prema glasanju u srijedu o odluci predsjednika Donalda Trumpa da započne rat protiv Irana, u izuzetnom testu za Kongres zbog sukoba koji se ubrzano širi Bliskim istokom bez jasne izlazne strategije SAD-a.

'War of choice': Even if he wins against Iran, will Donald Trump lose?

Polls suggest Americans are not keen on a protracted war with Iran — and experts say it may cost Donald Trump in the mid-term elections.