Security sources said the blast was a result of an unknown airstrike, which happened around midnight Friday (Saturday AEST).
The retaliatory action appears to have been very limited in scope and calculated to avoid escalating the regional tensions into a wider war.
The statement indicates a delay in the process, but the legislation requires the US president to revisit the issue in another 120 days.
Global stocks recovered from the shock of the strike on Iran but a plunge in the “magnificent seven” tech stocks weighed on the Nasdaq.