Congress can’t delay: End Trump’s illegal war on Iran!

Mere hours after the U.S. and Iranian governments were reportedly nearing an agreement to end the war, Trump threatened to resume bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.”[1]

This is Trump’s cycle: One minute, a promise of diplomacy. The next, more threats of violence.

What’s been consistent? This administration's failure to act in the people’s best interest. While Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth scrambles to respond to violence in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump is again lashing out at the Pope, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting we should be grateful that gas prices aren’t even higher.

It remains clear that Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio shouldn’t be trusted with deciding what comes next. Congress must step in.

Fortunately, cracks are breaking in the Republican caucus that could help push them to join with Democrats. Senator Collins (R-ME) has flipped her vote and is now a “yes” on a war powers resolution to end the war. Senator Curtis (R-UT) is on record as refusing funds. We need to press just a few more to get us the votes necessary to stop and defund this war — making this the moment we need to go all in and ensure our demands are impossible to ignore.

Congress must end Trump’s war on Iran! Tell your lawmakers to refuse any further funding for war, pass a war powers resolution, and reject any attempts to authorize more violence.

Trump’s deadly, illegal, unjustified war has killed thousands in Iran, Lebanon, and beyond, displaced millions, and cost U.S. taxpayers $72 billion, and counting.[2]

In refusing to assert congressional authority and stop this war from the jump, many Republican lawmakers gave Trump a 60-day deadline to end it.

Let’s be clear: Trump never had legal authorization or justification to wage a single day of war, much less 60 of them.

But now that those 60 days have come and gone, several Republican lawmakers are in the hot seat and changing course. “I will not support ongoing military action beyond a 60-day window without congressional approval,” Sen. John Curtis said.[3] Sen. Susan Collins said she “will not support extending the hostilities beyond that 60 days.”[4] Sen. Josh Hawley wants hostilities to wind down. More are on the fence.

It’s opened up a new window of opportunity to stop the violence, and we’re going all in: holding lawmakers’ feet to the fire and ramping up our demands. Public pressure makes a difference in moments like this, so we need EVERYONE to contact their lawmakers. With each message to Congress, we’re showing them the strength of the anti-war majority.

Tell Congress: End this disastrous war now. Stop a global economic catastrophe. Keep people in Iran and across the Middle East safe.

Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team

1. The Guardian, “US fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump gives Tehran fresh ultimatum”
2. Popular Information, “The real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion for the first 60 days”
3. Deseret News, “Lessons from our war powers past — 60 days must mean 60 days”
4. The Hill, “Republicans divided on whether to check Trump’s Iran war power as 60-day mark looms”