Stop Trump’s Disastrous War on Iran

What’s Happening?

For over two months, the United States has been engaged in an unprovoked, reckless military aggression against Iran, closely aligned with and in coordination with the Israeli government. This war was launched without approval from Congress, even though the Constitution requires it. That means the administration is bypassing the very checks meant to prevent unauthorized wars.

Over recent months, the Trump administration has expanded military operations through airstrikes, threatened war crimes, increased regional deployments, and support for Israeli military actions across multiple fronts. The war has not remained contained within Iran; it has spilled into a broader regional confrontation involving Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East.

Despite the scale of the conflict, there is still:

No clear objective
No defined endgame
No credible off-ramp

Reporting and analysis show this war is intertwined with U.S. support for Israel’s regional military posture. And with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reckless and self-interested escalations, we’re seeing a rapidly widening conflict with unclear boundaries and growing devastation. The human cost is already dozens of US service members and thousands of civilians in Iran and across the Middle East.

Financially, the cost is staggering. An estimated $2 billion a day, with reports of demands for more money for the war machine. All while gas prices are soaring, and many Americans struggle with the basic costs of living.

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s War

Tell Your Senators: End the Illegal War on Iran

Tell Your Representative: End the Illegal War on Iran

The American Public Overwhelmingly Opposes This War

Polling shows opposition to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran is broad, sustained, and cutting across political lines.

The Human Cost and Why It Doesn’t Stop Overseas

This war has already killed and injured thousands of people across the region, destroying infrastructure, and pushing millions into deeper insecurity.

In Iran, U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed over 3,000 Iranians and damaged critical infrastructure. In Lebanon, Israeli military attacks have continued even amid supposed ceasefire and de-escalation efforts, with Lebanon’s Health Ministry reporting more than 2,500 people killed since early March. Across the broader region, retaliatory strikes, drone attacks, blockades, and widening instability are placing civilian lives at risk every day.

And the consequences do not stop overseas. The same reckless war that is devastating families abroad is also beginning to hit working people here at home.

Gas prices are rising. Iran sits at the center of one of the world’s most important energy corridors. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical passageway for global oil shipments, and the war is already disrupting energy markets. Oil prices are surging, with analysts warning that continued closures or escalations could keep costs higher. That means families pay more at the pump, travel becomes more expensive, and energy costs ripple across the economy.

The cost of living rises with it. When fuel costs rise, so does the cost of moving food, medicine, supplies, and everyday goods. Airlines, shipping companies, farmers, and small businesses all pay more, and those costs get passed down to ordinary people.

Food prices are at risk, too. Higher fuel prices and regional instability can raise agricultural costs, disrupt supply chains, and increase the cost of getting food from farms to grocery stores.

Billions are being drained into a war Congress never authorized. Reporting and expert analysis estimate that the war has already cost 50 billion dollars, with one Harvard analysis citing Pentagon figures of $11.3 billion in just the first several days, and another reports even higher numbers. Other reporting has put the total cost in the tens of billions as the conflict has continued.

Every dollar spent on bombs, deployments, and escalation is a dollar taken from housing, healthcare, education, disaster relief, food assistance, and the basic needs Trump and Republicans claim we can’t afford to fund. Whether it’s the astronomical cost of US military action or the billions in taxpayer dollars in military aid to Israel, we’re being asked to foot the bill for this disastrous war while absorbing skyrocketing costs here at home.

With families being squeezed from every direction, this war is an unjust foreign policy crisis, a direct attack on public safety abroad, and an economic crisis waiting to boil over at home.

What You Can Do

This moment is about more than ending one war. It’s about stopping an unchecked, escalating conflict in Iran while confronting the broader system that drags the United States into endless wars with no accountability and no clear benefit to the American people.

Since the beginning of this year, the Trump administration has launched or escalated military action, economic blockades, and destabilizing operations across multiple countries, all under the guise of “liberation.” These actions have not brought freedom; they’ve brought devastation. Civilians abroad have paid the price with their lives, while people here at home are forced to fund conflicts we didn’t choose with our tax dollars and left to deal with the cost.

And the reality is hitting closer to home every day. Rising costs, strained resources, and growing instability are not disconnected from this war; they are a direct result of it.

This moment demands two things at once:

Ending the war on Iran – an unauthorized, unjust war that is not in Americans’ interests.
Breaking the cycle that allows these wars to start and expand without consequence.

Achieving these goals requires holding our elected officials accountable, not just for this war, but for preventing the next one.

Contact Your Members of Congress

Demand they:

Support War Powers Resolutions (WPRs) to end unauthorized military action.
Support Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to block arms sales to the Israeli military.
Oppose any additional funding for the war. Not another dime.
Reassert Congress’s constitutional authority.
Block military funding to the Israeli government.

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Push for Accountability

Call for:

Transparency around the objectives of this war
Public justification for continued escalation
Oversight hearings and investigations
Impeaching Pete Hegseth

Organize Beyond Congress

Mobilize your community
Join or organize local actions
Engage in coordinated call-in and email campaigns

How we can end this war

Ending this war will require holding Democrats firm where they are wavering, and creating enough political risk for Republicans that breaking ranks becomes the easier choice.

Every single member of Congress, Democrat and Republican, should be hearing from constituents. Broad, sustained pressure is what creates the conditions for movement. The strategy below highlights where that pressure can be most decisive, but no one gets a pass.

We need Democrats to keep forcing votes and maintain unity in opposition.

How? By:

Stopping the money. This war cannot continue without funding. Democrats must continue forcing votes on War Powers Resolutions and Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to rein it in, and they cannot undermine those efforts by turning around and voting for supplemental funding that keeps the war going. That includes funding for direct U.S. operations or additional military aid packages to the Israeli government.
Demanding real oversight. Votes alone are not accountability. Democrats must use every oversight tool available – hearings, subpoenas, and investigations – to expose how this war was launched and sustained without congressional authorization.
Following through on accountability measures. Rep. Ansari’s articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Hegseth signal a serious escalation. That cannot be a one-off. If the administration violated the Constitution, Democrats need to act like it, publicly, consistently, and with urgency.

We need Republicans, especially those most vulnerable to political pressure, to break with the president and vote to end his catastrophically unpopular war.

This is where strategy matters: not all Republicans are persuadable in the same way, some messaging has more sway than others. We believe it’s strategic to focus on members who fall into a few key categories:

Anti-intervention: Some Republicans have long been skeptical of foreign entanglements and executive overreach. For these members, the most effective arguments center on constitutional authority and opposition to endless, unauthorized war.
- For example, Senator Lisa Murkowski voted to advance a War Powers Resolution requiring congressional approval for further military action in Venezuela, while also raising concerns about the lack of a “clear and achievable end goal” and questioning shifting justifications for the intervention.
Members responsive to economic pressure and constituent concerns: Others are less motivated by ideology and more by the realities at home (“America First”). Here, the case is straightforward: rising costs, strained federal resources, and misplaced priorities. Billions spent on war while families struggle domestically is a contrast that resonates.
- Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is a clear example of a pressure target: she has publicly opposed additional funding for the war, arguing that resources should be prioritized at home. That position creates a direct test; if she truly opposes funding the war, she should be willing to back votes that actually constrain and end it.
Members who’ve expressed reservations about the war or are facing political pressure: Some Republicans have stated they would not support the war beyond the 60-day mark without Congressional approval. These have often been electeds in competitive districts or states, where they know they need to distance themselves from Trump’s worst actions. We need to hold them accountable to that.
- For example, Senator Collins (ME) recently broke from her party and voted in favor of a war powers resolution, citing the 60-day deadline and emphasizing Congressional authority.

Bottom line, we need to:

Lock in Democratic unity so there’s no path forward for the war through compromise or backdoor funding.
Raise the political cost for Republicans so that opposing the war becomes safer than supporting it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Trump legally wage war on Iran for 60 days?

No. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 (WPR) – the law which reaffirms and upholds Congress’s constitutional power to declare war – makes clear that the president can only wage war for a period of 60 days without congressional authorization in case of an attack “on the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.” The Iranian government was not attacking the United States when Trump launched his war on February 28th, so Trump’s war has been illegal from the jump.

What is a War Powers Resolution?

The War Powers Resolution is Congress’s primary statutory check on the president’s ability to use military force without authorization. Under the WPR, the president must report to Congress within 48 hours of committing U.S. forces to hostilities or imminent hostilities. If Congress does not authorize the use of force, the WPR provides mechanisms, including expedited procedures, for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Because presidential use of force often proceeds without explicit legislative authorization, the WPR provides lawmakers with a structured process to halt unauthorized conflict and hold the president accountable. Those resolutions are “privileged,” meaning that even members of the minority party in the House or Senate can force votes on a fast-tracked timeline.

What is a Joint Resolution of Disapproval (JRD)?

When the President proposes a major arms sale, Congress is notified. Congress can introduce a JRD to stop the sale. In the Senate, those resolutions have “privilege,” meaning that even the minority party can force a fast-tracked vote on it. That privilege does not apply to the House.

For a JRD to succeed, it must:

Pass both the House and Senate in identical form
Be signed by the President (or override a veto)

In practice, this makes blocking a sale very difficult, but introducing and getting votes on JRDs is a good tool to get members of Congress on the record opposing military escalations.