Republicans in the House of Representatives blocked a war powers resolution that would've immediately stopped U.S. hostilities against Iran.

A move to curb President Donald Trump's war in Iran failed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 212-219. The vote failed mostly on party lines, with Republicans nearly uniformly batting it down.

"Although the Catholic Church has had a pacifist approach to international relations since the Second World War, it still recognizes that war can be waged lawfully if certain conditions are met," writes Mathew N.

This is the latest statement issued on March 5th, 2026 by the Internationalist Workers' Organization regarding the ongoing war (the United States, Israel and Iran). The original text in Farsi can be found here.