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The U.S. Congress is verging closer to voting to end President Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

If that largely symbolic action happens, then it will send an important signal to the White House, Tehran, and the rest of the world about flagging U.S. belief in Trump’s ability to prosecute the war successfully.

The U.S. Congress is verging closer to voting to end President Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

If that largely symbolic action happens, then it will send an important signal to the White House, Tehran, and the rest of the world about flagging U.S. belief in Trump’s ability to prosecute the war successfully.

But experts said that it could also lead Iranian officials to conclude that they can wait out the Trump administration and avoid making meaningful concessions in peace talks.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as today on a concurrent resolution ordering the president to withdraw U.S. troops from the Iran war. A concurrent resolution, unlike a joint resolution, does not go before the president for signature or veto. The Supreme Court has previously ruled that such measures do not have the force of law, as they amount to a “legislative veto.”

In the Senate, a legally binding joint resolution ordering an end to the Iran war is also moving forward. However, the president can veto that measure, and, in the super-polarized climate of Capitol Hill, anti-war lawmakers lack the supermajorities necessary in both chambers for overturning a veto.

But having both the........

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