For U.S. Democrats, little recourse over Trump's Iran actions


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  • Monday, 06 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol is seen during a rainstorm in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have few options for tamping down any escalation by President Donald Trump of tensions with Iran, despite Democrats' outrage over his failure to inform Congress in advance about a strike against a top Iranian military commander.

Members of Congress begin to return from their year-end holiday recess on Monday, and Democrats said they will attempt quickly to pass legislation to bar Trump - or any future U.S. commander-in-chief - from conducting a campaign against Iran without obtaining Congress' approval.

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