The US Senate has backed legislation directing President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.

The Senate voted 52-48 on a non-binding resolution calling for President Trump to end the Iran war, signaling growing discontent from Congress.

The Senate voted 52-48 on a nonbinding resolution calling for President Trump to end the Iran war, signaling growing discontent from Congress.

The Republican-majority Senate backed legislation ​on Tuesday to halt military action against Iran, but it was not immediately clear how it ‌would affect the war and ongoing peace negotiations.

The action is likely to remain merely a symbolic vote. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.