U.S.–Europe Relations

The Senate on Tuesday blocked Sen. Chris Murphy’s war‑powers resolution by a 47–53 vote, with nearly all Republicans opposing and Sen. Rand Paul the lone GOP member siding with most Democrats, marking another GOP rebuff of efforts to curb President Trump’s authority in the Iran war. At the same time Mr. Trump said he would delay planned strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days amid reported mediator talks, even as the U.S. ramps up military operations — deploying more warships and Marines and using A‑10s and Apache helicopters to try to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — and temporarily eased some sanctions on Iranian oil to blunt energy-market turmoil.