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Graham to Trump: ‘Wind down’ Iran war, ‘wind up’ efforts for peace deal
The Hill ^ | 03/30/26 | Ashleigh Fields

Posted on 03/30/2026 9:17:07 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday he has encouraged President Trump to “wind down” the Iran war and “wind up” efforts for a peace deal while noting that it would take an agreement from both parties to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

“Keep it up Mr President. Wind down the war and wind up efforts for an historic peace deal,” Graham wrote in a post on social platform X, responding to Trump’s Truth Social post touting “serious discussions” with what Trump described as a new and more reasonable regime in Iran.

Graham has recently come under criticism for public comments that seemed to suggest support for using ground troops in Iran.

“Washington’s war machine is hard at work. They are try to drag us into Iran to make it another Iraq. We can’t let them,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) wrote in a post on X last week.

“And yes, when we say Washington’s war machine, we mean Lindsey Graham,” she added.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; ashleighfields; iran; lindagraham; lindagrahamfansonfr; roflmao; rop; tds; terroristloversonfr; thehill; theshill; toolate; waronterror; winddown; windup; youownit

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1 posted on 03/30/2026 9:17:07 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Would Palmetto Staters please cut bait with this meddlesome nitwit?


2 posted on 03/30/2026 9:24:17 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

On this topic, I agree with L. Graham.


3 posted on 03/30/2026 9:30:43 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

No. Keep going. We have the Shia militias coming from Iraq. The same ones that employed the EPVs against our armor.

We should thin the herd with A-10s.


4 posted on 03/30/2026 9:53:25 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Salvavida

It turns out that the Iraqi mercenaries are being used in an attempt to retake control of the streets, after the Basiz forces mostly ran away.

I say let them stay, and be droned and ambushed, just as the Basiz was.


5 posted on 03/30/2026 9:58:45 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: MinorityRepublican

Did somebody put something in his breakfast omelette at Disney World?


6 posted on 03/30/2026 9:58:52 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: lee martell

The President shouldn’t listen to Graham when he pushes for intervention, nor when he wants to end it. In short, he shouldn’t listen to Graham.


7 posted on 03/30/2026 9:59:44 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: MinorityRepublican

Who unscrewed Linseed’s head and dipped this crap out?

Trump doesn’t need his advice nor Nancy Mace’s.

DJT said this might take up to six weeks.
It has been four weeks now and Iran is pretty much finished.

Some people just can’t hold their mud.


8 posted on 03/30/2026 10:00:12 PM PDT by TigersEye (The RINOs are helping the Democrats wage a color revolution.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

While they are still shooting missiles at you, you’re not done.


9 posted on 03/30/2026 10:10:37 PM PDT by marron
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To: marron

God bless POTUS Trump and those who protect the USA every day!


10 posted on 03/30/2026 10:13:30 PM PDT by antceecee ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

FU Linda.


11 posted on 03/30/2026 10:14:23 PM PDT by Equine1952 (MM1SS SASOB)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Lindsey Graham reading the tea leaves ahead of his June Primary. A ground war is a certified loser for him and Republicans, in general. The Iranian people are not up to the task to fight their oppressive regime, we were sold a bill of goods that they were ready.


12 posted on 03/30/2026 10:27:06 PM PDT by Mozzafiato
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To: MinorityRepublican

One thing about what ores Trump has done is that he is letting iran know that we aint messin around when we say to knock it,off with the workd terrorism, and iran knows now that they will get stomped if they ever try to build or use a nuke. Whenever he decides to wind it down, the message has got through loud and clear.


13 posted on 03/30/2026 10:29:13 PM PDT by Bob434 (NYWAYS)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Graham is with you right to the moment he deserts you and turns traitor.

Sort of unsettling to have him in a foxhole during a war. “On count of three let’s charge across the field through the gunfire, Lindsay.” “Uh, Lindsay? Lindsay?”


14 posted on 03/30/2026 10:33:50 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

And this is when Taco along with Sen. Lindsey Graham decide they won and cuts and runs.


15 posted on 03/30/2026 11:02:48 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: MinorityRepublican

“a new and more reasonable Regime”????? Better Trump listen to General Keane and don’t trust any of the Iranians as far as you can throw them and continue pursuing the Military option.


16 posted on 03/30/2026 11:36:19 PM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (That's)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Shut up finoochio


17 posted on 03/30/2026 11:38:55 PM PDT by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re stupid or clueless what’s going on)
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To: lee martell

No, get the small nukes ready


18 posted on 03/30/2026 11:55:27 PM PDT by Az Joe (Iran is the Great Satan - Destroy it)
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To: Mozzafiato

Exactly on both your points.
Lindsey pushed for war and now is backing off because it’s hurting his re-election.
The Iranian people can’t fight leadership because they have no guns.


19 posted on 03/31/2026 12:20:56 AM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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People need to understand that, for Israel, this has been a monumental effort. I don't know how likely or how often that kind or scale of effort can be repeated.

You'd have to be brain dead to think that this is just PART of the US and Israel's plan for dealing with the ME problem,

20 posted on 03/31/2026 2:19:21 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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