Tehran, Iran, July 13 (ANI): Iranian newspapers have prominently featured the death of Donald Trump’s close ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham, with one publication warning that the U.S. president and other American officials could face a “sudden death.”
According to reports, the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri published a front page featuring an illustration of President Donald Trump kneeling beside an image of Lindsey Graham, alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and other senior U.S. and Israeli officials. The headline read, “Get Ready for Sudden Death.”
Another Iranian newspaper, Vatan-e Emrooz, featured Graham’s death on its July 13 front page under the headline “Death of the Merchant of Death.”
The publication described Graham as a leading supporter of U.S. policies against Iran and said he died following what it called a “sudden illness.”
An Iranian state television newsreader also appeared to imply Tehran’s involvement in Graham’s death, stating, “I congratulate the Iranian nation on warmongering anti-Iran U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham being sent to hell.”
The remarks have fueled conspiracy theories among some members of Trump’s MAGA movement, with many pointing to previous death threats against Graham by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and calling for an investigation into his death.
The reaction from Tehran reflects Graham’s long-standing reputation as one of the strongest advocates of an assertive U.S. foreign policy.
The South Carolina senator consistently supported military aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia, strongly backed Israel during the conflict in Gaza, and repeatedly argued that Iran’s current leadership should be removed from power.
He also drew controversy after suggesting that Israel could be justified in using nuclear weapons in Gaza, where fighting that began in October 2023 continued despite a ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas a year later.
Following the Feb. 28 attacks on Iran, Graham publicly called for the Iranian government to be overthrown.
In an interview with Fox News, he argued that the financial cost of such an effort would be justified, saying the fall of the Iranian government would reshape the Middle East and create significant economic opportunities.
In the weeks leading up to the latest conflict with Iran, Graham traveled to Israel several times, where he met with officials from the country’s intelligence agency, Mossad.
He said those meetings provided insights that, according to him, were not being shared by his own government.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Graham also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during those visits and advised him on how to persuade President Donald Trump to support military action against Iran.
Graham later said the intelligence presented by Netanyahu helped convince Trump to support the joint military campaign.
In the lead-up to the hostilities, Graham also urged regional powers, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, to participate in military operations against Iran, arguing that both countries had the capability to do so. More recently, he criticized Saudi Arabia for remaining outside the conflict. (ANI)
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