‘Nightmare for Israel’: Senior GOP senators criticize reported terms of emerging Iran deal

Senior Republican US senators are criticizing the reported terms of the deal US President Donald Trump, who is also a Republican, is negotiating with Tehran to end the Iran war.

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a vocal supporter of the war who chairs the Senate Budget Committee, expresses fear over terms that allow the Iranian regime to survive, saying a deal that leaves Iran in a strong position in the region would lead to a “nightmare for Israel.”

“If a deal is struck to end the Iranian conflict because it is believed that the Strait of Hormuz cannot be protected from Iranian terrorism and Iran still possesses the capability to destroy major Gulf oil infrastructure, then Iran will be perceived as being a dominate [sic] force requiring a diplomatic solution,” he posts on X.

He adds, “This combination of Iran being perceived as having the ability to terrorize the Strait in perpetuity and the ability [to] inflict massive damage to Gulf oil infrastructure is a major shift of the balance of power in the region and over time will be a nightmare for Israel.”

The X account belonging to the Senate Republicans shares the post, as does Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, posts, “The rumored 60-day ceasefire — with the belief that Iran will ever engage in good faith — would be a disaster. Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!”

Operation Epic Fury is the US’s name for the war.

Neither post mentions Trump by name.