Iran War Day 117: Senate Revolts as Trump and Iran Clash Over Nuclear Inspections

The political foundations of the US-Iran War are beginning to crack.

On Day 117, the United States Senate passed a historic War Powers Resolution directing President Trump to withdraw American forces from hostilities against Iran, marking the first time both chambers of Congress have formally rebuked the war. Trump responded by accusing lawmakers of giving “aid and comfort” to the enemy, exposing growing divisions in Washington over the conflict and the peace process.

Meanwhile, a major dispute erupted over Iran's nuclear programme. Trump insisted that Tehran had agreed to unlimited nuclear inspections, while Iranian officials publicly denied any such agreement existed. With the future of IAEA access now in question, one of the most important pillars of the Switzerland peace talks faces its biggest test yet.

In this episode:

• The Senate's historic vote against the war
• Trump's furious response to Republican defectors
• The growing battle over Iran's nuclear inspections
• Conflicting interpretations of the Bürgenstock peace framework
• Iran President Pezeshkian's first foreign trip since the war began
• Pakistan's warning about efforts to sabotage the peace process
• The latest developments in the Strait of Hormuz reopening
• New disputes over Hormuz sovereignty and shipping fees
• Rubio's Gulf tour and growing concerns among Arab allies
• Israel-Lebanon negotiations and fresh clashes in southern Lebanon
• The latest progress from the US-Iran technical working groups

With 54 days remaining in the sixty-day negotiation window, diplomats are still meeting, ships are beginning to move, and the ceasefire remains intact. But the biggest questions of the war—nuclear verification and control of the Strait of Hormuz—are now the subject of open disagreement between Washington and Tehran.

The framework exists. The negotiations continue. The arguments are getting louder.

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