Lindsey Graham appears to lay groundwork for distancing Trump from Iran deal if it doesn’t pan out

Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham appears to lay the groundwork for distancing US President Donald Trump from the recently announced Iran deal if it does not pan out.

In a tweet last night tacitly welcoming the agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Graham says he’ll be closely following the subsequent nuclear talks launched by the MOU.

“I am somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming,” Graham says.

He claims that any deal resulting from the subsequent nuclear talks will have to come before Congress for a vote.

“I believe it is imperative that the architect of the deal, Vice President Vance and his negotiating partners, be part of the process in presenting the final deal to Congress,” Graham writes, referring only to Vance by name as the “architect” of the deal, rather than Trump, who heads the administration in Washington.

After bitterly criticizing Trump when he was only a candidate for the presidency in 2016, Graham has since become one of Trump’s most die-hard supporters.

Trump has warmed up to him considerably and Graham has used the relationship to aggressively lobby in favor of US military action in Iran.

Vance reportedly opposed launching a war with Iran in February but agreed to back it once Trump decided to move ahead.

I am pleased to hear the memorandum of understanding with Iran to allow the Strait of Hormuz to open has been agreed to. I will be watching closely the ensuing negotiations regarding Iran’s nuclear program and other matters.

I am somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the… https://t.co/3vSNSOc1mp

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 14, 2026