Trump hits back at 'unpatriotic' vote after House rebukes him over Iran

US President Donald Trump has hit back at lawmakers who voted to send him a rebuke over the war in Iran, calling them "unpatriotic".

On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a measure seeking to halt Trump from taking further military action amid growing opposition to the war.

In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: "Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Who would do such an unpatriotic thing."

It is unclear how much legal force the House's measure will have. The White House has dismissed its merits.

It has also described the move as an unconstitutional attempt to restrict presidential power.

The vote, which passed 215-208, was to adopt the war powers resolution, which would require Trump to withdraw US forces or seek congressional approval for the conflict.

The road to actual enforcement would involve the legislation clearing several thorny political, procedural, and legal hurdles.

Nonetheless, the vote sent an unusually blunt message from Congress to the White House.