Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is 'hurting us all' [View all]
Source: NBC News
May 17, 2026, 10:14 AM EDT
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday called for more U.S. military action in Iran. “I think the status quo is hurting us all. The longer the [Strait of Hormuz] is closed, the more we try to pursue a deal that never happens, the stronger Iran gets,” Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Graham added that so far in the Iran conflict, “there’s nothing to suggest that the people in charge now are any different in terms of the regime’s goal to terrorize the world, destroy Israel, come after us.”
He called on President Donald Trump to “weaken them further.” “What President Trump has done has been amazing militarily, but there’s more targets to be had, and there’s things we can do to hurt [Iran],” the South Carolina senator said.
Graham’s comments come amid a pause in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, which have not yet led to a deal to end the war.
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