House Rebukes Trump on Iran as Compensation Demand Stalls Talks

The House of Representatives passed a war-powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to end hostilities with Iran, by a vote of 215 to 208, as reported across United States outlets. Four Republicans, Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett and Warren Davidson, joined Democrats. The measure is largely symbolic, since it would need Senate passage and two-thirds majorities to survive a veto.

A central obstacle in the negotiations is financial. According to the Israeli business daily Globes, Tehran is demanding monetary compensation as part of any agreement, and Trump is reluctant to give up economic leverage in exchange. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said there has been no significant recent progress, even as Trump described the talks as going well.

Iranian state media presented the House vote as a sign of widening opposition to the war, reporting that the defection of four Republicans, political deadlock and the economic costs of the conflict reflect deepening fractures inside the United States. Israeli coverage cited by Tehran repeated that characterization.

In financial terms, the compensation dispute is central. Sanctions, frozen assets and the threat of further enforcement are the main instruments of pressure, and any easing of them has a direct fiscal and monetary value that both sides are negotiating over explicitly.