New Delhi, May 14 -- The United States and Iran continue to work towards achieving a peace deal and ending the war, as a shaky ceasefire remains in place. Amid all this, the US Senate on Wednesday once again blocked Democrats' attempt to halt the war in Iran, as Republicans came together unanimously to reject the first such effort since President Donald Trump blew past a 60-day deadline to seek congressional approval to continue the fighting.

The New York Times reported that as Republicans backed Trump's war in Iran, another Republican who had previously opposed such efforts broke with the party line, signaling growing frustration within the GOP over the conflict and Trump's handling of it.

For the first time, Republican Senator Lisa Mu...