Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is ‘hurting us all’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called for more U.S. military action in Iran, saying the ongoing stalemate in the war is “hurting us all.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday called for more U.S. military action in Iran.

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“I think the status quo is hurting us all. The longer the [Strait of Hormuz] is closed, the more we try to pursue a deal that never happens, the stronger Iran gets,” Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

Graham added that so far in the Iran conflict, “there’s nothing to suggest that the people in charge now are any different in terms of the regime’s goal to terrorize the world, destroy Israel, come after us.”