Lindsey Graham Mocked With A Timely Reminder After New Iran Claim | EUROtoday

Graham, who has been one of many largest cheerleaders for warfare with Iran whereas additionally pushing for a battle with Cuba, praised Trump as “the right guy at the right time” due to Tehran’s supposed nuclear program.

“When he heard they were that close to 10 [nuclear] weapons, he acted,” Graham gushed. “And you know what? When this is over, we’re gonna obliterate their nuclear program and there’s gonna be a new dawn in the Mideast.”

But these claims would appear to battle with what Trump himself stated after he launched a sequence of strikes on Iran final June, which additionally focused the nation’s nuclear program. At the time, Trump declared the army operation successful, saying the strikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s program.

That similar assertion included a quote from the president insisting that “obliteration is an accurate term” for the destruction the U.S. brought about in Iran final summer time.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth additionally praised Trump final June for “a resounding success” in Iran during which he “created the conditions to end the war, [while also] decimating — choose your word — obliterating, destroying, Iran’s nuclear capabilities.”

Critics had been fast to level out the inconsistency between Graham’s prediction on Tuesday and people claims from final 12 months: