Donald Trump has ripped into what he labelled a ‘meaningless’ vote by the US Congress after it passed a motion attempting to restrict the US President from further strikes in Iran.
The Republican-led House of Representatives overnight passed the motion 215 votes to 208, with four Republicans siding with democrats on the vote.
The legislation directed Mr Trump to withdraw troops from Iran unless Congress approved further action.
The President took to his social media platform Truth Social to unleash on those who voted for the bill.
“Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Who would do such an unpatriotic thing,” he said.
“They know where the negotiations stand. The Democrats are fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome. They would rather have our Country fail than give me another, of many, victories.”
Mr Trump didn’t just save his criticism for Democrats however, also taking aim at the four Republicans who approved the motion.
“They’re GRANDSTANDERS! They should be ashamed of themselves. MAGA!!!”
The vote is largely symbolic, with the legislation still needing to pass the Senate before it goes to the President’s desk for approval.
He is able to veto any bill concerning war powers.
A two-thirds majority vote would then be needed in both houses to overturn Mr Trump’s veto.
But it is a sign that Republicans are increasingly tiring of the war, which has dragged on for months now.
The news comes as Hezbollah rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal.
Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement’s demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Lebanon under fire would mean “surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy’s goals.”
The ongoing fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south, threatens efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas whose closure has jolted the world economy.
Mr Trump has sought to downplay the diplomatic deadlock and the failure of declared ceasefires to end the fighting, telling reporters that in the Middle East, “a ceasefire is when you’re shooting in a more moderate manner.”
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