Trump vetoes Iran war powers resolution

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed what he called a "very insulting" congressional resolution seeking to limit his war powers in Iran. In a statement, Trump said he had used his veto because the resolution -- a rare bipartisan rebuke to the president approved in March -- was based on "misunderstandings of facts and law." The measure stemmed from fears among both Trump's Republicans and Democrats that the White House was stumbling into war with the Islamic republic. The resolution said the US president cannot commit his military to hostilities against Iran or any part of its government or military without explicit authorization from Congress. To override a veto, two-thirds of the members of both houses of Congress must vote to do so -- unlikely, given the Republican majority in the Senate.

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