House joins Senate in rejecting war powers resolution to halt US attacks on Iran

UNDATED-AP- House lawmakers on Thursday (March 5, 2026) rejected a war powers resolution to halt Trump’s attack on Iran, a day after the Senate voted down a similar measure. In addition, the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait shut down after retaliatory Iranian strikes on the country, becoming the second American diplomatic mission to fully halt work since the Iran war. Kuwait is also where six American soldiers were killed by an Iranian drone. U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should have a role in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, raising questions about whether Washington and Israel seek regime change or policy concessions as the conflict appears increasingly open-ended. Tehran has warned of the destruction of the Middle East’s military and economic infrastructure, and the war has rattled financial markets.