Pakistan, June 25 -- The US Senate approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block further American military action against Iran, delivering a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump even as his allies argued that the battlefield pressure had pushed Tehran back to the negotiating table.

The 50-48 vote marked the first time the Senate approved such a resolution in the Iran conflict, following a similar House vote earlier this month. Analysts well-versed in congressional matters, however, say that the measure is largely symbolic and does not carry the full force of law. Still, it is said to have signalled a sharp political turn in Washington: lawmakers are no longer only debating the war; they are now preparing to fight ...