Trump vetoes Congress resolution restricting military action against Iran

The move marks the seventh time, Trump has used his veto pen including on a previous war powers resolution related to the US military's assistance to Saudi Arabia in Yemen's civil war

US President Donald Trump has vetoed a resolution aimed at constraining his ability to take military action against Iran, saying Congress should not have passed it.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Trump said that he has vetoed the Iran war powers resolution that "purported to direct me to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces in hostilities against Iran."

"This was a very insulting resolution, introduced by Democrats as part of a strategy to win an election on November 3 by dividing the Republican Party," Trump added. "The few Republicans who voted for it played right into