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Cory Booker
US Democratic Senator from New Jersey. Co-led the War Powers Resolution effort to require congressional authorisation for the Iran campaign.
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Timeline for Cory Booker
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Mentioned in: War Powers vote dies on party lines
Iran Conflict 2026Background
Senator since 2013, former mayor of Newark (2006–2013). 2020 presidential candidate. On 18 March 2026, Booker joined five other Democratic senators in forcing a War Powers Resolution vote requiring congressional authorisation for continued hostilities in Iran. Senate Republicans blocked the measure. Democrats threatened daily votes unless hearings were scheduled with senior cabinet officials.
How the World Sees Them
United Arab Emirates
The Strait of Hormuz is not open. Access is being restricted, conditioned and controlled.
United States
It was the calm before the storm
Iran
prepared a professional mechanism
Iranian government (Araghchi / Pezeshkian civilian track)
The Strait of Hormuz is open to friendly nations, and restrictions apply only to adversaries.
Mojtaba Khamenei / IRIB
new and decisive directives
White House / Trump administration
a big statement