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US Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks to members of the media as the Trump cabinet briefs members of Congress on Iran, at the US Capitol on March 3, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
May 24, 2026, 3:03 am
‘Nightmare for Israel’: Senior GOP senators criticize alleged terms of emerging Iran deal
After Iran says nuclear issues aren’t part of current talks, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo compares terms to 2015 Iran deal, says it will let Tehran ‘terrorize the world’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump departs a women's history month event in the East Room of the White House, March 12, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
March 13, 2026, 2:59 pm
With Iran war exit elusive, Trump aides vie to affect the outcome
US president’s shifting statements are result of tug-of-war in his administration, sources say, as officials weigh economic, political costs of continued strikes
By Nandita Bose, Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a meeting of the Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 29, 2026, in Washington, DC. (WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
February 22, 2026, 1:13 pm
Witkoff says Trump ‘curious’ why Iran hasn’t ‘capitulated’ under US pressure
Trump’s envoy says US president has ‘plenty of alternatives’ to a deal; Iranian official says sides aren’t on same page about sanctions relief, but talks could lead to interim agreement
By Agencies and ToI Staff
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with US Senator Lindsey Graham in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on February 18, 2026. (WAM video screenshot)
February 18, 2026, 6:54 pm
UAE president seen in meeting with US senator after rumors spread over health issues
Lindsey Graham says he met Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan for an hour and a half, dismisses ‘false narratives’ of ill health; two reportedly discuss efforts to promote peace in region
By Agencies
US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, February 16, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 17, 2026, 1:11 am
Trump ally to ToI: Ayatollah staying in power would be ‘strategic victory for Iran’
Visiting Israel day before fresh nuke talks, GOP Sen. Graham says US decision on striking Iran is ‘weeks, not months’ away; Trump: Iran doesn’t want consequences of not taking deal
By Lazar Berman, Ariela Karmel, Michael Bachner, Jacob Magid and Agencies
US Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, speaks at a news conference after a policy luncheon at the US Capitol, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
January 12, 2026, 5:04 am
Some US senators skeptical about military options for Iran
Republican Rand Paul says bombing Iran won’t have intended effect; Democrat Mark Warner warns it could rally the people of Iran against an outside enemy
By Matt Tracy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in an interview with The Economist in Jerusalem, January 8, 2026. (Screen capture: Youtube/The Economist)
January 10, 2026, 11:08 am
Netanyahu says he aims to end US military aid to Israel within a decade
PM tells Economist he won’t seek full renewal of 10-year assistance package in 2028; key Trump ally Graham says why wait so long, amid growing MAGA skepticism of funds to Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
This screengrab taken from the X account of Rapid Response 47, an official White House account, shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (center) escorted by DEA agents inside the headquarters of the US Drug Enforcement Administration in Manhattan, New York City, January 3, 2026. (X account of Rapid Response 47 / AFP)
January 4, 2026, 11:04 am
Maduro in NY jail after capture; Venezuela’s VP Rodriguez claims op had ‘Zionist tint’
Venezuela’s Supreme Court rules Rodriguez, whom Trump has indicated he could work with, to become interim leader; UN Security Council to meet Monday over US operation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinian women holding their children make their way to Gaza City from Nuseirat, October 11, 2025. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
December 26, 2025, 5:19 pm
As Trump backs away amid global refusal, plan to relocate Gazans looking like pipe dream
No countries, with possible exception of Indonesia, willing to absorb Palestinians, as Israeli officials concede that a plan eagerly endorsed by Netanyahu and the far-right won’t happen
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 21, 2025. (AP/Maya Levin)
December 21, 2025, 9:46 pm
Leading GOP senator: Hamas must be given deadline to disarm or face renewed war
Lindsey Graham tells Times of Israel the US should join future attack on Hezbollah; Iran should be attacked now if it is rebuilding nuclear and missile programs
By Lazar Berman
In an aerial view, Caterpillar equipment sits parked in a lot at Peterson Cat on August 5, 2025 in San Leandro, California. (JUSTIN SULLIVAN / Getty Images via AFP)
September 4, 2025, 7:47 am
US ‘very troubled’ by Norway’s divestment from Caterpillar for selling to Israel
Sovereign wealth fund’s divestment from American construction gear firm on human rights grounds ‘appears to be based on illegitimate claims,’ says State Department
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An unmanned D9 bulldozer digs up a field during a demonstration to the press at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) quarters near Tel Aviv on March 26, 2025. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
August 29, 2025, 5:02 pm
Norway seeks to fend off US scrutiny after divesting from Caterpillar to protest Israel
Norwegian official insists divestment ‘not a political decision’ as Trump ally Lindsey Graham blasts move as ‘beyond offensive’
By Reuters
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, talks during a news conference on immigration at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
July 21, 2025, 6:47 pm
Pro-Israel senator demands penalty for settlers who imperiled West Bank church ruins
South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, an ‘unapologetic’ Israel supporter, says he’s ‘incredibly upset’ about fire next to 5th-century church in Taybeh
By Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 21, 2025, after the US military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
June 22, 2025, 11:42 am
After US hits Iranian nuclear sites, nations urge diplomacy to end conflict
UN chief calls strikes ‘dangerous escalation’; Iran says it has right to respond to ‘outrageous’ move; Hamas pans ‘blind adherence’ to ‘Zionist agenda’; US lawmakers divided
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and Nurit Yohanan
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, center, speaks to journalists at a press conference with GOP Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, left, and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, as part of a bipartisan US Senate delegation during their visit to Israel, in Tel Aviv, February 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 18, 2025, 3:11 am
In Israel, US senators dismiss Trump’s Gaza plan, expect alternative from Arab states
Trump ally Lindsey Graham says US president ‘started a discussion that was long overdue’ but sees little appetite for proposal, which Democratic senator calls a ‘non-starter’
By Reuters
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