Trump Attacks Iran As Congress Rejects War-Powers Bid To Halt Strikes
Key Takeaways
- House rejected war powers resolution to halt Trump's attack on Iran by a 212-219 vote
- Senate voted down a similar war-powers measure a day earlier
- U.S. Embassy in Kuwait closed after Iranian strikes, second U.S. mission to fully halt work
Escalation: strikes across region
Multiple outlets reported a sudden escalation of strikes early Friday with Israel’s military saying it had begun “a broad-scale wave” of strikes on Tehran and Iranian state television reporting airstrikes targeting the capital, while Israel also launched overnight airstrikes in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon.
“House lawmakers rejected a war powers resolution to halt Trump’s attack on Iran in a 212-219 vote, a day after the Senate voted down a similar measure”
Hezbollah issued its first evacuation warning to northern Israeli towns, mirroring the warnings Israel has given since 2023 to Lebanese areas, and the Israeli army ordered residents in southern Beirut suburbs and other densely populated areas to evacuate as traffic and panic spread.
These reports together depict a rapid, region-wide spike in air and missile activity centered on Iran and Lebanese fronts.
Gulf states under attack
Gulf states reported direct impacts and defensive actions: Qatar’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted a drone attack aimed at Al Udeid Air Base, Kuwait said its air defenses were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks that breached its airspace, and Bahrain reported strikes that damaged hotels and a residential building but initially caused no casualties.
Kuwait later said dozens, including 67 members of its army, had been injured in Iranian strikes across Gulf countries, and air raid sirens sounded across Bahrain as residents were urged to seek shelter.
Collectively these accounts show the conflict spilling into Gulf states hosting U.S. forces and producing both damage and civilian alarm.
U.S., allies face fallout
U.S. and allied military posture and casualties feature prominently: the paper reports a dignified transfer for six U.S. soldiers killed in action to be held at Dover Air Force Base, with the White House saying Trump will attend, and Saudi officials reported intercepting three ballistic missiles fired toward Prince Sultan Air Base, a key facility hosting U.S. forces.
“House lawmakers rejected a war powers resolution to halt Trump’s attack on Iran in a 212-219 vote, a day after the Senate voted down a similar measure”
Separately, Australia’s prime minister confirmed three Australian personnel were aboard a U.S. submarine that torpedoed the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, an attack that the article says killed at least 87 people, and Canberra said its personnel did not take offensive action and were not warned beforehand about planned strikes.
These items underscore both U.S. force vulnerability in the region and the international military entanglements unfolding around the strikes.
Economic and diplomatic impact
The conflict has immediate economic and diplomatic effects: the Treasury Department authorized a 30-day allowance for the sale of Russian oil to India to relieve price pressures caused by the conflict, specifying that Russian crude already on ships may be unloaded in India from March 5 to April 4, and U.S. futures contracts for crude rose above $80 as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was hampered.
The article notes Trump said the Treasury would try to relieve price pressures but that it was unclear whether he meant easing the ban on Russian oil tied to that country’s war in Ukraine, highlighting how the strikes are already shaping global energy policy and market volatility.
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