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'Not His Job': Lindsey Graham Offers Stunning Cover Of Trump's 'Plan' For Iran

Trump’s strikes on Iran and comments about the operation and its casualties form part of the dispute Graham addressed.

'Not His Job': Lindsey Graham Offers Stunning Cover Of Trump's 'Plan' For Iran
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In a television interview, Sen. Lindsey Graham defended the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and said planning Iran’s future government was not the president’s job. The article also reports U.S. casualties and President Donald Trump’s comments about them.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, whom the article says was killed in the strikes; Colin Powell, Former secretary of state referenced for the origin of the “Pottery Barn rule”

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Trump Launches U.S. Military Strikes Against Iran

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. military strikes on Iran. Left-leaning outlets focus on criticism of Trump's stated rationale and debate over responsibility, including a call for a War Powers Resolution. Center outlets present competing reactions, from praise for the operation to objections and calls for congressional action. Right-leaning outlets emphasize lawmakers who support the operation, including Democrats, and cite terrorism and missile threats.

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