The Senate defeated a war powers resolution on Wednesday that aimed to block President Trump from ramping up the war with Iran​, as the operation approaches a fourth week.

The escalating Iran war is pushing parts of the world into energy triage. Governments are deciding where to cut demand or absorb higher costs, while prioritizing dwindling supplies.

First it was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening shots of the war. Now Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who was considered one of the most powerful figures in the country, has also been killed. As have a raft of other top-ranking military and political leaders.

The US Senate on Wednesday failed to pass a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's power to wage war on Iran without congressional approval.

After initially being one of just a small handful of Democrats in Congress to voice support for the Iran war, Ohio Rep. Greg Landsman says that it is time for U.S. military operations in the country to come to an end.

The House narrowly rejected a resolution Thursday to curb President Donald Trump’s powers in the Iran war, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapid

Still, his hold could grow more tenuous if the number of U.S. casualties rises and the war stretches into the summer.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a presentation of the Commander-in-Chief's trophy to the U.S. Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval