Senator Graham says US attack on Iran a question of scale, not resolve

"There are a lot of headlines out there that are, in my view, not accurate. President Trump's resolve [to attack Iran] is not the question. Question is, when we do an operation like this, should it be bigger or smaller?" Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters on Thursday.

"I'm in the camp of bigger. Time will tell. I'm hopeful and optimistic that the regime days are numbered. There are a lot of headlines out."

In a post on his X account, Graham also criticized Arab countries for trying to dissuade Donald Trump from attacking Iran, saying he would dramatically rethink US alliances with Arab partners if the reports were accurate.

"All the headlines suggesting that our so-called Arab allies have intervened on behalf of Iran to avoid decisive military action by President Trump are beyond disturbing," Graham said.

"The ayatollah’s regime has American blood on its hands. They are slaughtering people in the streets. If it is accurate that the Arab response is “action is not necessary against Iran” given this current outrageous slaughter of innocent people, then there will be a dramatic rethinking on my part regarding the nature of the alliances now and in the future."