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Graham Coached Netanyahu, Met Israeli Spies to Push Trump Toward Iran Strikes, WSJ Reports
Senator Graham made several trips to Israel, advising Netanyahu and facilitating intelligence sharing that influenced Trump to authorize a joint US-Israel attack on Iran.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Sen. Lindsey Graham coached Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on lobbying President Trump, with Netanyahu then showing Trump intelligence that helped persuade him to attack Iran, Graham said.
- Longstanding pressure from Israel drove US confrontations with Iran amid claims of nuclear ambitions, while Sen. Lindsey Graham's hawkish record includes backing the 2003 Iraq War and Middle East interventions.
- Reporting shows over 1,200 Iranians have been killed, a preliminary Pentagon assessment estimates roughly $1 billion per day, and retaliatory Iranian strikes hit Gulf states including the UAE, pushing oil prices above $100.
- US Sen. Lindsey Graham warned of significant escalation over the next two weeks and urged the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to strike Iran, saying he wants them 'to get into the fight' after a March 3, 2026 briefing.
- A classified intelligence assessment notes the US National Intelligence Council found a large-scale assault would likely fail to oust Iran's entrenched military, while Sen. Lindsey Graham framed regime change as creating a new Middle East with economic gains tied to Venezuela and Iran oil reserves.
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Lindsey Graham’s Quest to Sell Trump on Striking Iran
Few others in the president’s ear argued for attack as effectively as the South Carolina senator
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right6Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
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C 18%
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