The US Congress could vote as soon as next week on whether to block President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without lawmakers’ approval, as the US military prepares for a potential serious conflict with Iran if diplomatic efforts fail.

Trump used an expansive and combative news conference to respond to a Supreme Court judgment that curtailed his use of a key tariff authority, turning what might have been a defensive moment into an aggressive reaffirmation of his trade doctrine.

The India-US trade “deal is on,” said Donald Trump, even as the United States Supreme Court ruled that the American president’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal.