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Saikat Chakrabarti backs Khanna’s war powers bill
The measure seeks to reaffirm Congress’s constitutional authority to approve any U.S. military action involving Iran.
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Malvika Choudhary - Thu, 19, Feb 2026
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Saikat Chakrabarti / X (Saikat Chakrabarti)
San Francisco congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti backed a resolution introduced by Representative Ro Khanna, urging Congress to block any unilateral military action by President Donald Trump against Iran.
The War Powers Resolution co-sponsored by Khanna and Republican Representative Thomas Massie, seeks to require explicit congressional approval before the United States can engage in hostilities involving Iran.
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In a post on X, Chakrabarti called on lawmakers to reassert Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions of war. “We cannot start another forever war. Congress must vote YES on Ro Khanna’s War Powers Resolution and take the power to declare war back into their hands,” he wrote.
We cannot start another forever war. Congress must vote YES on @RepRoKhanna's War Powers Resolution and take the power to declare war back into their hands. pic.twitter.com/JrnXNWoZHp
— Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress (@saikatc) February 19, 2026
Chakrabarti reiterated his support in a video statement, warning of what he described as an imminent risk of military escalation.
“There have been reports that there's a massive military buildup going on around Iran and in that region and there's a 90 percent chance that Trump’s gonna go to war tonight.”
Referring to the bipartisan nature of the effort, Chakrabarti said the legislation introduced by Khanna and Massie was intended to prevent the United States from entering another prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
Calling on Democratic lawmakers to support the measure, he said, “Democrats, hold the line here. We cannot end up in another war in the Middle East. This would be absolutely disastrous.”
Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress holds the authority to declare war, though successive administrations have initiated military actions without formal authorization. Lawmakers have periodically invoked the War Powers Resolution to limit executive authority, particularly in relation to Iran.
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