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Sen. Lindsey Graham says it is not the job of the U.S. to determine Iran's next leader
Following strikes killing Iran's leader, Graham said the U.S. won't pick Iran's next leader or send troops, focusing on ending state-sponsored terrorism.
- During an interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Lindsey Graham said there will be no American boots on the ground after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a series of strikes.
- Graham said the U.S. role is to prevent Iran from again being the largest state sponsor of terrorism and to help the people of Iran reconstruct a new government without selecting their leaders.
- U.S. Central Command reported three U.S. service members killed and five wounded, and Graham said the operation was `one of the most consequential military operations in modern history`.
- Several Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , called for the proposed congressional vote while Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., warned `Hope is not a strategy` and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., disputed Kelly's view.
- Graham rejected the `Pottery Barn rule` and said the U.S. should not occupy Iran after strikes involving over 100 fighter jets aiming to block Hezbollah, the Houthis and Hamas.
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Lindsey Graham snapped at a news anchor when he was questioned on Donald Trump’s “plan” for Iran following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Appearing on NBC News on Sunday (1 March), Graham bristled when Kristen Welker grilled him repeatedly on who will take Khamenei’s place and how much influence the US will have in determining Tehran’s future. “No, it’s not his job or my job to do this!” he spat. “How many times do I have to tell …
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Lindsey Graham Says Trump Has No Plans to ‘Occupy’ Iran
Felix Hörhager/Felix Hörhager/picture-alliance/dpa/AP ImagesSen. Lindsay Graham said the United States does not have a responsibility to create a sustainable government for Iran following President Donald Trump’s weekend attacks that resulted in the death of Iran’s supreme leader and many of the country’s senior officials.Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, has for months been a key voice calling for military intervention in Iran to facili…
Graham: US not going to ‘occupy’ Iran
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said the U.S. would not “occupy” Iran after a series of U.S.-Israeli joint strikes in the country. “We’re not going to occupy the country,” Graham said during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “We’re going to give the people of Iran a chance to do something they’ve never had…
Sen. Lindsey Graham: Iran's future 'will be determined by the Iranian people'
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina stressed Sunday that the future of Iran following the joint U.S.-Israel military strike that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be up to the citizens of the Persian nation and that American troops would not be sent into the country.
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