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Graham and Greene Clash Over U.S. Involvement in Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict

The dispute highlights divisions in the MAGA coalition over backing President Trump’s hawkish stance toward Iran after recent deadly exchanges.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., looks out from the chamber as Republican senators meet to find a way to help President Donald Trump cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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Overview

  • Israel’s airstrikes in recent days have killed more than 220 people in Iran and damaged key nuclear facilities.
  • Iran’s retaliatory strikes have killed 24 people in Israel and injured over 500.
  • Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene denounced calls for U.S. involvement as contrary to America First and MAGA principles.
  • Senator Lindsey Graham countered that Iran’s religious theocracy poses an existential threat and praised President Trump as best suited to respond.
  • Their exchange reflects a deepening split in the Republican Party between isolationist and hawkish Republicans on foreign policy.