U.S.–Iran Confrontation

The Senate on Monday rejected Sen. Cory Booker’s war‑powers resolution 53–47 — a measure that would have directed the president to remove U.S. forces from “hostilities within or against Iran” absent a declaration of war or a specific AUMF — with Sen. John Fetterman the only Democrat to vote with Republicans and Sen. Rand Paul among the GOP joining Democrats in support. The vote came as the U.S.–Israeli campaign against Iran (Operation Epic Fury) intensified, producing thousands of strikes, rising casualties, major regional attacks that have disrupted shipping and closed Gulf airspace, stranded travelers, and driven oil prices sharply higher.