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Tuesday 02 Jun 2026
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US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Photo/Reuters)
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that Democrats will continue pressing Congress to limit US military involvement in hostilities with Iran.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer sharply criticised the Trump administration’s handling of the situation and called for congressional action to reassert its authority over matters of war and peace.
"Congress needs to step up," Schumer said.
The New York Democrat pointed to a bipartisan effort before Memorial Day last month in which Democrats and several Republicans supported advancing a war powers resolution.
"We will not stop forcing votes to end this war until this disastrous war is over once and for all," Schumer said.
War powers push grows
Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran are continuing "at a rapid pace."
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated since the US and Israel launched war against Iran in February.
Tehran retaliated with attacks targeting Israel and US allies in the Gulf, alongside the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but subsequent talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement.
Efforts for a solution, however, have continued since.
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Source: TRT
