A bipartisan group of senators rebuked President Donald Trump over an emergency declaration on Iran today — just as tensions in the Persian Gulf once again heat up after Tehran shot down a US drone.
After securing a deal with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Democrats mustered enough Republican support to block $8.1 billion worth of 22 separate arms transfers involving Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had cited an emergency threat posed by Iran last month in a bid to forestall such a vote.
