Graham Calls On Israel To Target Iran 

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called on Israel to target the Islamic Republic of Iran during a weekend interview, emphasizing that the region will see no change until the entity funding most of the terrorism is held accountable.

Graham’s comments came during a Sunday appearance on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” following Israel’s recent detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah terrorists, resulting in thousands of wounded and dozens killed among their ranks.

“October the 7th was designed to stop normalization,” he said. “Trump did the Abraham Accords. Biden’s been working to get Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel. That’s a nightmare for Iran. So October the 7th was designed to stop that. It was so horrific.”

“Now you see a front opening in the north. So here’s what I would tell my friends in Israel: Do not give up on normalization with Saudi Arabia,” he continued. “I know you got to deal with Hezbollah. There was an imminent attack. But two things – one or two things have to change in the Mid East. We need to make game-changing peace, which is reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Israel, or game-changing military strategy. Going into Lebanon to establish a buffer zone won’t work unless you hit Iran.”

If you think it’s “complicated” to figure out that Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran want to wipe the state of Israel off the map, I won’t listen to anything else you have to say. pic.twitter.com/S4l2YcEhLT

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 17, 2024

“To my friends in Israel, you’re fighting the proxies,” he concluded on the subject. “Fight the source, the great Satan, Iran. To the Biden administration, you’ve let Iran run wild. You’ve given them $80 billion of relief on sanctions. They’re rich, they’re running wild. And now’s the time to hit the source of the problem, the Iranians.”