One observer called the Texas Republican's proposal 'pernicious.'
that would explicitly authorize the president to take military action against Iranian forces.
Sen. Ted Cruz , the amendment's author, is looking to attach the measure to a resolution that—if passed—would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force in Iraq.of the U.S.
The amendment's prospects for passage are unclear, but the Senate is chock-full of Iran hawks—including some on the Democratic side. The amendment needs 60 votes to pass.on Tuesday voicing opposition to"sunsetting any military force authorizations in the Middle East." "Our terrorist enemies aren't sunsetting their war against us," McConnell said."Tehran wants to push us out of Iraq and Syria. Why should Congress make that easier?"
Cruz has introduced virtually identical amendments in the recent past. In 2021, the Texas Republican unsuccessfully pushed an amendment that would have empowered the president to"use force against forces of Iran."at the time that the Cruz amendment would"pre-authorize war with Iran."
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