Schumer Presses New Senate Vote to End US Army Involvement in War on Iran

(MENAFN) US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has pledged to push for another congressional vote aimed at ending US military engagement in the Iran conflict, accusing President Donald Trump of involving the country in an unauthorized war, according to reports.

Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer argued that the administration has exceeded the 60-day limit set under the War Powers Act without securing congressional approval. He claimed the situation amounts to an illegal military conflict and criticized the lack of a clear strategic objective or exit plan.

He stated, “Let me repeat: Donald Trump dragged America into a war, an illegal, costly war without any goals, without any endgame,” adding that the legal time frame for congressional authorization had already passed.

Schumer also rejected claims that hostilities had ended, describing such assertions as unrealistic. “The war's over? Bunk, poppycock craziness to even say it,” he said, according to reports.

He further pointed to the breakdown of recent diplomatic talks with Iran as evidence that the conflict remains unresolved and ongoing.

Schumer said Senate Democrats intend to force another vote this week on a War Powers resolution that would seek to end US military participation in the conflict. He emphasized that continued operations without congressional authorization violate legislative requirements and argued that further action is necessary to address what he described as executive overreach.

The push reflects ongoing political divisions in Washington over the scope of presidential war powers and US involvement in overseas military operations.

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