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Article snippet: House Democrats are hammering Democratic lawmakers said they were relieved by Trump's remarks on Friday that he called off a military strike on Iran, which he said he'd ordered in retaliation for Tehran's downing of a U.S. surveillance drone earlier in the week. But that's where the praise ends. McGovern has pressed congressional leaders for years to pass a new authorization for use of military force, known as an AUMF, in order to update the 2001 resolution that's been tapped by presidents of both parties to enable post-9/11 operations in hotspots across the globe.That idea is gaining traction in the wake of Trump's near-strikes on Iran. Rep. Smith said there are no briefings on Iran planned with lawmakers before next week. The tensions with Iran have been simmering for weeks, as Tehran has been linked to strikes against U.S. military facilities in Iraq and, more recently, attacks on a pair of oil tankers — one Japanese and one Scandinavian — in the Gulf of Oman.The conflict intensified this week when Iran declared it had shot down a U.S. drone over Iranian airspace.U.S. officials countered that the drone was flying in protected international airspace, and Trump tweeted Friday morning that he was minutes away from retaliating with missile strikes on several sites in Iran. "On Monday they shot down an unmanned drone flying in International Waters," he tweeted. "We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will di... Link to the full article to read more