Iran Attacks Continue As US Senate Blocks Bid To Limit Trump's War Authority
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US and Israeli forces continued to hit sites inside Iran, while the Republican-controlled US Senate voted down a bid that would have limited President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military action against the Middle East country without congressional approval.
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Iran Iran Attacks Continue As US Senate Blocks Bid To Limit Trump's War Authority By RFE/RL March 05, 2026 01:12 CET Listen 6 min This audio is automated Learn more Iran Attacks Continue As US Senate Blocks Bid To Limit Trump's War Authority Share Share Print US and Israeli forces continued to hit sites inside Iran, while the US Senate voted down a bid that would have limited President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military action against the Middle East country without congressional approval. Trump earlier on March 4 said any Iranian officials who seek to assume top positions to replace Iran’s fallen leaders “end up dead” and he vowed the United States and Israel will “continue forward” in the joint military campaign against the country. "We're in a very strong position now, and their leadership is just rapidly going. Everybody that seems to want to be a leader, they end up dead," Trump told a meeting with technology sector leaders at the White House on March 4. Embed share 'Devastation': Tehran Resident Describes Life Under Ongoing Missile Strikes by RFE/RL Embed share The code has been copied to your clipboard. width px height px The URL has been copied to your clipboard No media source currently available 0:00 0:01:45 0:00 "We're doing well on the war front, to put it mildly. Somebody said on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said about a 15," Trump said. The president vowed no let up with the joint air campaign that has killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and many other security, military, and political leaders. Trump said Tehran's arsenal of ballistic missiles was being "wiped out rapidly." Trump said he ordered the attack on Iran to prevent the country from developing a nuclear weapon but has also said he wants Tehran to cease its ballistic missile program and to end violence against anti-government protesters, thousands of whom were killed in a brutal crackdown in recent weeks. Seeking to counter concerns of American '"boots on the grou...
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