Ten Points Regarding Today’s Congressional Resolution

1. The text of the resolution "directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces for hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran... unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific congressional authorization for the use of military force against Iran." This means any subsequent attack on Iran without congressional approval would be illegal.

2. Trump's anger in his tweet stems precisely from this reason; where he wrote:

"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 U.S. Senate decides to have a poorly timed and meaningless War Powers Act Vote, telling the Number One Sponser of Terror in the World that the United States doesn't like what I am doing to them, and I must stop, and by so doing has provided aid and comfort the Enemy. Four Republican Losers voted with the Dumocrats..."

3. Since the text is framed as a "Concurrent Resolution" between the Senate and the House of Representatives and carries the phrasing "directs the President," it will not be sent to Trump for endorsement or signature. This means Trump does not have the option to use his veto power against this congressional directive.

4. Over the past months, Trump has made many negative remarks about this law, yet he has complied with its implementation simultaneously. At the beginning of the hostilities, he officially notified Congress in accordance with the law, and at the end of the 60-day deadline, he sent another official letter to Congress stating that due to the ceasefire, there was no need to trigger the War Powers Act.

5. This resolution makes any future attack on Iran much more difficult; without congressional approval, it would be illegal. American officials completely disregard international laws, yet they strictly comply with their domestic laws (unlike us!).

6. A military assault requires a financial budget, and ultimately, it is the members of Congress who must approve the budget for any future strike against Iran. This vote signals that securing approval for the budget of the next war against Iran is far from guaranteed, and for this reason, the resolution is not merely symbolic.

Conclusion:

7. Please do not give away free concessions to the other side under the pretext of "averting the specter of war."

8. Experience has shown that concessions and negotiations do not keep the specter of war at bay; because as the martyred Imam said, "America wants to swallow Iran." This means no concession, no matter how large, will ever be enough for them. Over the past three months, we have seen zero evidence to contradict this analysis by the martyred Imam.

9. As a matter of principle, the country’s top priority must be to break this vicious cycle: (attack, ceasefire, negotiation, and attack again); and not accepting American or non-American wheat in exchange for Iran's frozen assets.

10. The correct way to keep the specter of war away from the country is "military deterrence." Please publish a list of the desalination plants and oil facilities targeted by Iran in the region; in the event that Iran is attacked again, these facilities must be destroyed in such a manner that rebuilding them would take at least two years.

Limited destruction does not create the necessary deterrence; Trump views limited destruction of these facilities merely as reconstruction projects for American corporations. Mass destruction, however, will keep global oil and gas prices high for at least two years, creating the required deterrence. Alternative routes to the Strait of Hormuz must be at the very top of Iran's target list.

If the Americans know that Iran will actually respond in this manner, they will not attack us—especially after the passage of this congressional resolution.