US ships near Iran not there 'because it’s nice this time of year,' Graham says
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Sky News Arabia that the presence of US naval forces near Iran “is not here because it’s nice this time of year,” as military capability builds up and a decision on next steps approaches.
“All these ships are not coming here because it’s nice this time of year,” Graham said, adding: “We need military action, probably,” and that planning was under way for possible joint US-Israel efforts to weaken the Iranian leadership’s ability to harm its people.
He said “the military capability is being built up as I speak. The inflection point is weeks away, not months away,” and warned that the next 30 days could be decisive.
Graham quoted President Donald Trump telling Iranians “keep protesting, help is on the way,” and said “the best way to make Iran great again is for the people to take over from the Ayatollahs.”
