Overview
- Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News that if Iran's government keeps killing protesters, President Trump would order Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed.
- Earlier, Graham posted a photo from Air Force One of Trump holding a signed 'Make Iran Great Again' hat, which he also wore on TV while urging support for Iranian demonstrators.
- The hat repurposes Trump's slogan and was reported to feature pre-1979 Iranian flag imagery that signals support for regime change.
- Trump has said the United States is 'locked and loaded' and that Iran would 'get hit very hard' if security forces kill demonstrators, as rights monitors report deaths and mass arrests across dozens of provinces.
- Sen. Rand Paul accused Graham of steering Trump toward interventionism after U.S. forces captured Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, highlighting Republican infighting over foreign policy.