Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) urged Israel to go after the Islamic Republic of Iran during an interview over the weekend, saying that nothing will change in the region until the force funding the majority of the region’s terrorism is held accountable.
Graham made the remarks during a Sunday NBC News interview on “Meet The Press” following Israel’s detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie talkies last week that were used by Hezbollah terrorists, the results of which included thousands of wounded terrorists and dozens who were killed.
“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.”
“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.”
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