Trump ally Lindsey Graham issues threat to Saudi Arabia over Iran war
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#74484)
Republican senator warns of consequences' if kingdom does not join US strikes against Iranians
Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday questioned whether the United States should honor a long-sought defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, saying the kingdom's refusal to join military operations against Iran made the partnership difficult to justify given that Americans were dying in a war Graham himself helped push the Trump administration to start.
In a post on X, Graham said the American embassy in Riyadh was being evacuated due to sustained Iranian attacks on Saudi soil, and expressed frustration that Riyadh had declined to participate militarily despite what he described as a shared interest in defeating Iran.
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