Congress Pushes for War with Iran admin, June 13, 2012August 8, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus/Institute for Policy Studies June 13, 2012. [Republished by National Catholic Reporter & ZNetwork] In another resolution apparently designed to prepare for war against Iran, the U.S. House of Representatives, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 401–11 vote, has passed a resolution (HR 568) urging the president to oppose any policy toward Iran “that would rely on containment as an option in response to the Iranian nuclear threat…” Indeed, the rush to pass this bill appears to have been designed to undermine the ongoing international negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program… Foreign Policy in Focus FPIF Commentary Iran National Catholic Reporter Peace and War US Middle East Policy ZNetwork