ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday strongly criticized the US Senate for voting to limit presidential war powers regarding Iran and direct the removal of US forces from the conflict, saying the move had "provided aid and comfort to the enemy."

On Tuesday, the US Senate voted to limit presidential war powers regarding Iran by adopting a resolution directing the president to remove US military forces from the conflict with Iran.

The measure is a concurrent resolution, meaning it does not require the president's signature and does not carry the force of law.

“So, I have Iran on the ‘ropes,’ ready to go down for the fall, willing to give us practically anything, and for the first time in decades, respecting the hell out of the United States and its President, ME, and the US Senate decides to have a poorly timed and meaningless War Powers Act Vote,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

He added that the Senate is telling Iran, which he described as "the number one sponsor of terror in the world,"  that the US does not support what Trump is doing regarding Iran and that he must stop. 

He further claimed that, by doing so, the Senate had "provided aid and comfort to the enemy."

“These Senators have just made my job more difficult, but I will get it done, one way or the other, because I always get it done,” he asserted. 

The US Senate voted 50-48 on a measure directing Trump to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes military action.

During Trump's first term, Congress passed War Powers resolutions in 2019 and 2020 aimed at limiting US military involvement in Yemen and Iran, respectively. Trump vetoed both measures, and the Senate failed to override the vetoes.

The US-Israeli war on Iran began in late February, with Washington seeking to put an end to the Iranian nuclear program and set limits on the country’s missile capabilities.

Hostilities have largely halted since Iran and the US reached a fragile ceasefire agreement in early April, which was subsequently extended for an unknown period as the two sides continued working toward a permanent deal.

The developments come after the US and Iran remotely signed an agreement on Thursday aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. 

A round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland was also held, aimed at implementing the memorandum of understanding and finding a permanent resolution to the war in the Middle East.