US House Votes to Block Trump's Iran War Powers
The US House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution to prevent President Trump from launching military action against Iran, marking a rare bipartisan rebuke. The dispute is centered on monetary compensation demands that have become a key sticking point in nuclear negotiations. Some Republican lawmakers broke with Trump to support the measure. The White House bristled at comparisons to the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal.
President Trump has declined to commit to permanently eliminating the $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' payout fund, telling CNN he is still in favor of it. The fund has been a contentious issue, with critics questioning the legality and purpose of such a large government payout mechanism. The New York Times reports Trump openly embraced the program, saying 'I love it'.
Russia has launched a massive aerial assault on Kyiv, the latest in a series of large-scale air attacks on Ukraine's capital. Analysts say Russia is shifting to an air war strategy as it suffers losses on the ground. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian tennis star publicly confronted Russian rivals, saying 'your country is killing other people'.