Fury from Congress at Trump’s ‘illegal’ attack on Iran after no foreign wars promise and chilling warning US troops may DIE

President Donald Trump is facing an angry backlash from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle after launching a ‘major’ military action against Iran.

The president announced in a surprise video early Saturday that the United States is waging a “massive” campaign to ensure Iran never has a nuclear weapon.

He also warned that US soldiers could be killed in this dangerous operation as it ‘frequently happens in wars’.

‘Operation Epic Rage’ started in the early hours of the morning as news of explosions began to pour in in the Middle East.

‘Bombs will fall everywhere,’ the President warned.

The US base in Bahrain, home to the US Fifth Fleet, was hit, and Iran’s State Department threatened to attack all American military assets in the region.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly briefed bipartisan congressional ‘Gang of 8’ intelligence heads shortly before the attacks.

However, the administration did not seek formal congressional approval, a prerequisite for war under the US Constitution.

Trump’s unilateral action is sparking a firestorm of criticism, with MPs slamming Trump’s ‘illegal’ attacks.

Damage at the impact site following US and Israeli attacks on Tehran

The moment of attack on the US base in Bahrain

Congressmen Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky and a staunch anti-Trump lawmaker, and Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, plan to vote on Iran War Powers resolutions next week.

The law would block any action taken by the U.S. military without prior congressional approval. It’s unclear how this will affect Trump’s ongoing military campaign.

Massie posted on X shortly after Trump’s video speech condemning the president’s ‘acts of war not authorized by Congress.’

Earlier on Saturday, Khanna released a video calling out Trump’s ‘illegal war on regime change in Iran’.

He said Congress should meet Monday to vote on his bill.

‘Every member of Congress should register how they will vote this weekend,’ Khanna said.

The president has repeatedly insisted that he will not take action to start another foreign war.

On the campaign trail he promised: ‘I will not start wars, I will stop wars.’

And the Nobel Peace Prize has been on his mind since he took office 13 months ago.

Just last week, during his State of the Union address, he credited himself with ending ‘eight wars’ around the world.

And since he started his second term, he has been trying to broker Ukrainian-Russian peace, but to no avail.

Others started to pile up too.

Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona attacked Trump after the president warned that US soldiers could be killed in the ongoing operation.

“We can support the democracy movement and the Iranian people without sending our soldiers to die,” he wrote in a scathing letter to X.

‘Americans do not want to go to war with Iran,’ said Democratic Senator Andy Kim from New Jersey.

‘Trump has once again started a cycle of violence that has already escalated and could spiral out of control. This is unacceptable.’

He said he plans to support the Tim Kaine-led Senate’s version of the War Powers Act.

Moment of attack on the US base in Bahrain, where the US Fifth Fleet headquarters is located

Enthusiastic protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in London

Trump’s former ally, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, intervened in the President’s action.

‘Another foreign war for foreigners for foreign regime change. Why?’ He wrote to X.

Former President Barack Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes also calls on Trump to start an ‘illegal’ war.

‘A war that has no domestic or international legal basis. A war that Americans do not support. A war against an imminent threat. A pointless war,’ he wrote to X.

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, a strong supporter of Israel, sings the praises of Trump’s massive military campaign.

It is rare for his statement of support to come from a member of the opposing political party.