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Public disputes concerning the armed conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran that began on February 28, 2026, including its conduct, costs, casualties, legal authority and the public accounting of them.
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4 statements on this page. Dates: June 23, 2026 to September 28, 2026
4 matching statements. Dates: June 23, 2026 to September 28, 2026
4 published statements. Dates: June 23, 2026 to September 28, 2026
4 published statements. Dates: June 23, 2026 to September 28, 2026
4 statements on this page. Dates: June 23, 2026 to September 28, 2026
Role at the time: U.S. senator from New York and Senate Democratic leader
Statement summary
Sen. Chuck Schumer urged Republicans to support a war powers resolution to stop the fighting in Iran. He criticized them for voting to allow the war to continue and called it costly and horrible.
“Republicans could have shown that courage last week by supporting our War Powers Resolution to stop the fighting in Iran and bring costs down.”
The official Congressional Record records Chuck Schumer's Senate floor remarks on September 28. The passage describes his position on the Iran war.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)The case asks about support for the war in Iran. Chuck Schumer expressly criticizes the war, so we used Condemned.
Role at the time: U.S. Senator, New York
Statement summary
Chuck Schumer voted yea on H.Con.Res. 89, a vote to direct the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran.
“On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89: A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
Official Senate roll call on H.Con.Res. 89, a concurrent resolution directing the President under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Rejected 49-50 on September 24, 2026. Fetterman was the only Democratic nay; Republicans Collins, Murkowski, Paul and Tillis voted yea; Alsobrooks did not vote.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Voted to direct the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran, a vote to end U.S. involvement absent congressional authorization.
Role at the time: U.S. senator from New York and Senate Democratic leader, in a post on X
Response to this claim
Vice President JD Vance said he would not call the U.S. fight with Iran a war, saying there is no active shooting right now and that major combat operations lasted about six weeks.
““Small potatoes.” That’s how Donald Trump feels about the war he started in Iran. Tell that to the families of the 18 troops we’ve lost, the hundreds of wounded servicemembers, and the Americans suffering every single day from record high prices. There's nothing small about it.”
Schumer's post on his X account, @SenSchumer. It quotes an exchange from Trump's September 4 Oval Office remarks in which a reporter asks what the fighting is if it is not a war.
Schumer rejects the small-potatoes framing that Trump used while defending Vance's description, and he calls the fighting "the war he started in Iran." He criticizes the characterization directly, so condemns fits better than challenges the characterization.
Role at the time: U.S. Senator, New York
Statement summary
Charles Schumer voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 86, the Senate resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
“On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
Official Senate roll call on H.Con.Res. 86, directing the President under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Agreed to 50-48 on June 23, 2026 — the first Iran war powers resolution to pass both chambers. Republicans Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski and Paul voted yea; Fetterman was the only Democratic nay.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)A yea vote supported directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, opposing continued U.S. involvement in the war without congressional authorization.
