Senate to vote on Iran war powers resolution on Wednesday
The Senate will vote Wednesday on a Democratic-led Iran war powers resolution, according to a press release from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and bill co-sponsors Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Adam Schiff. Timing for the vote isn’t clear.
The resolution would direct the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, March 3, 2026.
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Trump claims to have ‘beaten’ Iran ‘militarily’ amid ongoing strikes
President Donald Trump was pressed by reporters Tuesday about future plans for Iran.
The president said strikes on Iran were continuing, saying there was a strike on Tuesday “on the new leadership.”
“I guess there was another hit today on the new leadership, and it looks like that was pretty substantial, also. So they’re getting hit very hard, and we’ll see what happens,” Trump said.
The president also seemed to claim an early victory, saying the U.S. has Iran «beaten militarily.»
An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
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«They’re still lobbing some missiles. At some point, they won’t even be able to do that because we’re hitting all of their carriers. We’re hitting all of their missile stock. You know, they built up all these missiles over the last few years. They had a lot of them. They’ve shot a lot of them. And we’re knocking out a lot,” Trump said.
-ABC News’ Isabella Murray
Trump on worst-case scenario on regime change
President Donald Trump suggested that the worst-case scenario to come from these strikes is that regime change would go wrong and “somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person.”
He also suggested the people of Iran would have their “chance” to choose a leader, but he’s instructed, “Don’t do it yet.”
“It would probably be the worst — you go through this, and then in five years, you realize you put somebody in who is no better. So we’d like to see somebody in there that’s going to bring it back for the people, and we’ll see what happens with the people. You know, they have their chance. We’ve said, ‘Don’t do it yet.’ If you’re going to go out and protest, don’t do it yet. It’s very dangerous out there. A lot of bombs are being dropped,” Trump said.
-ABC News’ Isabella Murray
State Department says it’s ‘actively securing’ military, charter flights for Americans
The State Department said it is working on “actively securing military aircraft and charter flights for American citizens who wish to leave the Middle East,” according to the department’s Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs.
«We’ve been in direct contact with nearly 3,000 Americans abroad,” he said in a post on X.
-ABC News’ Shannon Kingston
