TEHRAN - A bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, May 24, stated Congress’s position that no law exists which gives the U.S. president the power to launch a military strike against Iran.

The amendment was introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison and cosponsored by Reps, Barbara Lee, Ro Khanna, Jan Schakowsky, Jim McGovern and Walter Jones, reported Ellison on his website, according to Radio Free Europe.

“The unanimous passage of this bipartisan amendment is a strong and timely counter to the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Iran deal and its increasingly hostile rhetoric,” Rep. Ellison said, adding, “This amendment sends a powerful message that the American people and Members of Congress do not want a war with Iran.”

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