U.S. House Blocks Impeachment Bid Over Trump’s Iran Strikes

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted decisively to dismiss an attempt to impeach President Donald Trump over his recent military strikes on Iran. The resolution, introduced by Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, charged Trump with abuse of power for ordering military action without congressional authorization.

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The House voted 344-79 to table the measure, with most Democrats joining Republicans to block the effort. 

However, dozens of Democrats supported Green’s move, reflecting internal party unease over Trump’s decision to launch Operation Midnight Hammer against Iran’s nuclear facilities without prior congressional approval.

“I take no delight in what I’m doing,” Green said ahead of the vote. “No one person should have the power to take over 300 million people to war without consulting Congress. The Constitution must be meaningful.”

House Democratic leadership refrained from directly opposing Green but signaled that their legislative focus remained on other priorities, including advancing a major tax package currently moving through Congress. 

“This is the most important thing we can focus on right now,” said Democratic caucus chair Rep. Pete Aguilar.

The impeachment attempt underscored growing tensions between Congress and the White House following Trump’s controversial strikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites — strikes that triggered days of retaliation and led to the ongoing fragile ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the U.S.

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump lashed out at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who had previously suggested that his military action against Iran was grounds for impeachment.

Trump, who previously faced impeachment twice during his first term — in 2019 over Ukraine and in 2021 for inciting the Capitol riot — has so far avoided any sustained impeachment challenge during his second term despite growing opposition following the Iran strikes.