Republican Issues Stark Warning to Iran Against Helping Escalate War in Israel
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned Iran against helping escalate the war in Israel, saying that if the country does, the United States will be “coming for” them.
At least 3,600 people and 29 Americans have died since the conflict erupted last Saturday. Those numbers do not account for the more than 100 Israelis and Americans being held hostage by Hamas, the Iran-backed terrorist group that operates in Gaza that carried out the surprise attack.
“Here’s my message: If Hezbollah, which is a proxy of Iran, launches a massive attack on Israel, I will consider that a threat to the State of Israel, existential in nature,” Graham said during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. “I will introduce a resolution in the United States Senate to allow military action by the United States in conjunction with Israel to knock Iran out of the oil business. Iran, if you escalate this war, we’re coming for you.”
Pressed on if that meant he was effectively saying he was prepared for the U.S. to declare war on Iran, Graham replied that he is “poised to use military force to destroy the source of funding for Hamas and Hezbollah.”
WATCH: “If you escalate [the Israel-Hamas war], we’re coming for you,” Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC (R-S.C.) says to Iran.@kwelkernbc: “Are you effectively poised to declare war on Iran?”
“I am poised to use military force to destroy the source of funding for Hamas and Hezbollah.” pic.twitter.com/hqRHYs17UN
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 15, 2023
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