The House Friday voted to block President Donald Trump from waging war against Iran without congressional authorization. Lawmakers approved 251 to 170 an amendment to the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) that would bar funding to use military force against ...
Washington has decided not to impose sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for now, Reuters reported, quoting two sources familiar with the situation. Washington imposed new “hard-hitting” sanctions on Iran over its alleged “hostile conduct” in June, with US President Donald Trump tying them to the downed US ...