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troops out of Iran By The Cordova Times - May 19, 2026 Facebook X Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now favors withdrawing U.S. troops from Iran because President Donald Trump’s authority under the War Powers Act has expired. Sen. Dan Sullivan, however, continues to back the president’s decision on keeping troops in Iran.

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Senators spilt on getting U.S. troops out of Iran | The Cordova Times Facebook Instagram X Local News Local Community Calendar Sports Fisheries Statewide News Environment Opinion All Opinion Guest Commentary Letters to the Editor Legislative Update Capitol Report Subscribe Advertise Search Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The Cordova Times Local News Local Community Calendar Sports Fisheries Statewide News Environment Opinion All Opinion Guest Commentary Letters to the Editor Legislative Update Capitol Report Subscribe Advertise Senators spilt on getting U.S. troops out of Iran By The Cordova Times - May 19, 2026 Facebook X Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now favors withdrawing U.S. troops from Iran because President Donald Trump’s authority under the War Powers Act has expired. Sen. Dan Sullivan, however, continues to back the president’s decision on keeping troops in Iran. Under the War Powers Act the president did have initial constitutional authority to order U.S. military troops into Iran. “Two elements have changed since those previous votes,” said Murkowski, R-Alaska, who voted for Senate Joint Resolution 163. “We have now surpassed the 60-day limit for hostilities without congressional authorization, and the administration has asserted that hostilities have ended, despite the blockade and continued fire directed at members of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as our assets, allies, and partners.” “The administration’s own position removes any justification for keeping our service members in harm’s way without congressional authorization,” she added. The Senate vote was 50-49 in favor of the resolution, with one Senator abstaining. Sullivan, R-Alaska, voted against the resolution. Sullivan said Iran has been at war with the U.S. for nearly 50 years, during which time they have killed and wounded thousands of American service members. Every president since the Iranian Revolution has focused on making sure Iran, the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, doesn’t have nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, according to Sullivan. Advertisement The senator said he has voted to provide the president, regardless of party, the broad authority under Article II to protect America’s national security interests and most importantly to protect our troops. “The 7th war powers resolution the Senate voted on today is essentially calling for the removal of all U.S. troops from the Middle East – which does not make sense right now and sends a horrible signal from the Congress,” Sullivan said. Now that The Cordova Times is transitioning to an online publication, we’re committed to delivering vital local news through our digital offerings. Subscribe to our free email newsletter here. Advertisement Facebook

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