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US House advances resolution to limit Trump's power to strike Iran
9 January 2020 19:46 GMT
The US House of Representatives has advanced a resolution to ban Donald Trump from taking military action against Iran without the approval of Congress.
The measure, which would "terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran".
The final vote is expected later today.
While it will likely be blocked by the Republican-controlled Senate, it serves as a symbolic congressional expression of dissent with the White House's handling of the crisis.
The resolution comes six days after Trump ordered the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and two days after Iran responded to the assassination by targeting bases that host US forces in Iraq with ballistic missiles.