Politics
House votes to end US war on Iran as lawmaker moves to impeach Hegseth
September 16, 2026 at 02:57 PM · Updated 30d ago
Coverage
5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 11 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تصويت جديد ضد ترمب.. هل ينجح الكونغرس في وقف حرب إيران؟
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TGThe Guardian
More Republicans are turning on Iran war as midterms come into view
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TGThe Guardian
House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess
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TGThe Guardian
First Thing: Houthis appear to target Mecca as House votes to end Trump’s war on Iran
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MAMasrawy
تحرك في الكونجرس لعزل وزير الحرب الأمريكي | مصراوي
(opens the publisher’s site)The US House has voted for a third time to end the war in Iran, while Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it could enter the holy city's prohibited airspace.
- The House approved the war powers resolution hours after a CBO report put the war's cost at over $38bn and said the US missile stockpile could take five years to rebuild.
- Republican Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing him of waging war against Iran without congressional approval and violating the constitution.
- Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson said the entire department is united behind the vision of the defense secretary.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson cancelled Thursday votes, sending lawmakers home a day early and avoiding a vote on Massie's impeachment resolution against Hegseth.
- Three House Republicans broke with their party to support the war powers resolution requiring US troop withdrawal from Iran.
- The House passed the resolution by a vote of 220 to 204, its third such measure in months.