US House Passes 214-208 Iran Withdrawal Measure as Renewed Fighting Lifts Oil
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 23
US House Passes 214-208 Iran Withdrawal Measure as Renewed Fighting Lifts Oil
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 23
Summary
A 214-208 House vote approved a war powers resolution directing Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the Iran conflict, with four Republicans joining Democrats.
The measure followed renewed hostilities — Iranian strikes on U.S. bases and retaliatory American airstrikes — as Houthi threats to Red Sea oil flows pushed crude to its highest levels in weeks.
The resolution is largely symbolic because the Trump administration says such war powers measures are unconstitutional, even after the Senate previously backed a similar House-passed rebuke.
Greg Meeks accused Trump of ignoring that earlier directive and said he would seek legislation to force Speaker Mike Johnson to sue for compliance, though it is unlikely to advance.
The vote came a day after House Republicans moved a $95 billion Iran-war budget blueprint and a $1.15 trillion defense bill, underscoring Congress's split over the widening conflict.