Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday called for the US to coordinate with Israel on strikes against Iranian oil refineries in response to the Iranian missile attack on Israel, which came in retaliation for Israeli escalations in the region.
“This missile attack against Israel should be the breaking point, and I would urge the Biden Administration to coordinate an overwhelming response with Israel, starting with Iran’s ability to refine oil,” Graham said in a statement.
“These oil refineries need to be hit and hit hard because that is the source of cash for the regime to perpetrate their terror,” he added.
The hawkish senator also said that he spoke with former President Donald Trump about the Iranian attack. “I spoke with President Trump earlier today, and he is determined and resolved to protect Israel from the threats of terrorism emanating from Iran. I can assure you Iran attacks Israel at their own peril,” Graham wrote on X.
Other Republicans in Congress expressed support for Israeli action against Iran, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
“I urge the reimposition of a maximum pressure campaign against Iran and fully support Israel’s right to respond disproportionately to stop this threat. The United States will continue to stand with Israel,” Rubio said.
The US intervened directly to help Israel intercept Iranian missiles, and the Biden administration says it’s coordinating with Israel on a response. “There will be severe consequences for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the missile attack was a response to the killings of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the killing of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, and Abbas Nilforoushan, an IRGC commander who was killed alongside Nasrallah.
Sounds like Narco Marco and Ms. Lindsey must be invested in oil company stocks. Disruption of Iranian petroleum production would send the price skyrocketing. India would be particularly hard hit, which means that the Russian petroleum that they're buying and reselling to Europe would be redirected to domestic use, squeezing Europe energy supplies even worse.
Or maybe they're just morons.
Can’t it be both? They seem to want to squeeze Europe. Europe needs to build nuclear plants all over the place. They’ve improved the tech to make them almost completely safe I think. Molten salt I think is the tech, but I’m obviously no expert on it.
Know what’s funny about that? The majority of nuclear fuel comes from Russia, it’s one of the few Russian products that aren’t under embargo because it’s so necessary.
The US/Canada has it too though. It can be replaced with time.
Not many nuclear plants have 10-20 years of fuel on hand, since that’s how long “with time” would be. Even then it would have to be completely government subsidized since no corporation is going to start production if Rosatom can undercut their price the day that sanctions are lifted. Iran also has large amounts of undeveloped uranium deposits, it’s one of the reasons why they’re so interested in nuclear enrichment, they want to break into that market.
I heard they were stopping that.
The Russian parliament was considering it, but Rosatom is a pretty important exporter so it hasn’t gotten beyond talk yet.
I think you're thinking Thorium Salt nuclear reactors. Not yet in use but the DPRC is building one, and the science supports it as a safer alternative. Which should tell you something – pound-for-pound, nuclear DOES have the best safety record of the non-renewable generation types. Also Th is way more abundant than Uranium.
The main reason Thorium-Salt is unlikely to gain traction in the USA or certain other countries, is because the fissile chain does not produce daughter-element isotopes useful in nuclear weapons.
I disagree with your last paragraph. The USA produces weapon grade PU-239 at Hanford, Washington and Savannah River, South Carolina. The don't use or need power plant reactors to produce PU-239. Power plant are not good sources of PU-239 as they also produce Pu-240 which contaminates the PU-239. Power reactor simply produce to much PU-240.
Hmmm, and if Iran responds in kind and no oil flows from the Gulf …?
Dude! There is no stupidly stupid and evil war we wouldn't start to make this guy happy. Sorry for repeating myself. War is evil and stupidly stupid, but stupidly stupid and evil war sounds better.
Not that it makes a substantial difference, but at least it was officially recognized:
Lord Bebo @MyLordBebo
Political Prisoner status recognized!
Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly votes to confirm that Julian Assange was held as "political prisoner"
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1841434865851367493
Agreed, I’m glad you mentioned it. If it is upsetting to me, then it must have been also upsetting to him. His speech didn’t say anything a real “Human Rights Organization” wouldn’t have known already. That is no victory and FU@K them! I also didn’t like Stella acting like his trainer, holding a leash around his neck. Maybe it was just me. Sorry, man.
For better or worse, she was the main driver of his freedom.
And he’s likely emotionally vulnerable from years of torment and torture. Maybe he needs her now?
WikiLeaks @wikileaks
~Julian Assange, Council of Europe
She’s the mother of his children and should have more say over him than any of us.
I didn’t save the link, but Iran had already threatened to destroy US oil assets, including in SA.
The Saudis wouldn’t dare allow their resources to be used in an attack. They want none of this.
I probably know less than you, but anyway they fear even the Houthis.
Will piss of the whole world. Graham isn’t hawkish, he is just stupid.
He's also one of the biggest MICC promoters. He's doing what he's paid and therefore obligated to do.
You can be both. And Graham is.
graham always reminds me of a chattering chipmunk when neocon or any war issues arise.
I'm starting to think that's the plan. Iran has been selling increasing amounts of oil despite sanctions, benefitting themselves and their customers, and leaving the USA looking like helpless idiots. So, we'll start a war! In the end, for the USA, it's about money and control.
The Senate's premier lightstepper stomps his foot again. When will the media finally and forever out this perverted reprobate?
Few would care, now, that he’s gay. But he’s probably more than that. There’s got to be some story behind people like him.
Tim Scott might be gay, but he’s marrying some lady to advance his career. I mean, he could love her also of course, but it appears career related.
Another idiot in congress.
LOL! Is he r3t@rded? Or does he only think everyone else is? The rule really is "fighting back is not allowed." And of course, The Donald is on board with Graham's rantings since he has to make good on the $100,000,000 donated to his campaign by the loathsome S. Adelson's widow.
It's worse. It's $100 million.
Yes, I think John left out some zeros.
Thanks for pointing out my lazy typing fingers and poor eyesight. 😉
Fighting back (AGAINST THE USA & ASI) is not allowed.
100k? He is not some cheap congressional whore…
I think it was 100M
You're right. Typo.
He does not know difference between oil production and refinery. Hitting refineries would hurt the gasoline supply in Iran. Oil production would affect the foreign money coming to Iran.
I say air-drop the senator onto Tehran (parachute optional)…. should be a hoot.
That would be cruel and unusual punishment for Iran.
It's wrong when N Korea sends balloons full of garbage over the border, we shouldn't either.
In a remake of Dr. Strangelove, Lindsey could ride the bomb down to its target. It would make his day.
Again for Lady Lindsey and Little Marco the present time started yesterday…!
I don't think Graham has anything to worry about. The US has already committed itself to war with Iran. It's just a question of precisely how and and when. I expect we'll be at war with Iran by Christmas, if not much sooner. I can't see how this situation gets dragged out much longer without it.
Don't forget Ukraine.
The US is about to abandon Ukraine. No US or NATO troops will be going there, they'll all be going to the Middle East. Or may NATO will go to Ukraine – where they'll be destroyed – and the US will go to the Middle East – where they'll be driven out.
As Mr Berra is reputed to have said, it's never easy to make predictions, especially about the future.
They're trying to hold back the inevitable Russian victory in Ukraine until after the election.
You said the Ukraine war would be over by now but it’s not. Who’s to say if you’re right about this ?
Putin has taken Eastern Ukraine as an integral part of Russia, which was his War objective.
One way to take Graham down, is to have him charged with Crimes against Humanity. Some group needs to brings charges against most Members of Congress, Biden/Harris Administration for their part in the SLAUGHTERING of defenseless Human Beings. Bring charges for sponsoring the Illegal Occupation of Lands in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. Graham is a DISGRACE, he should be called out for violating our Constitution and the Rules of Law. We have Patriots in jail for peaceful protest and we can't put these War Criminals in jail?
"Treason doth never prosper, what is the reason? For if it doth prosper, none dare call it treason." (I know, Mr. Moderator, that what these people are doing doesn't meet the official definition of "treason". ;-))
Exxon would love that. Saudi would love that. Makes sense from a business point of view.
Not any more "wounded warriors" for Israel:
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Iran, "There is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach. There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country. (U.S. News & World report, September 30, 2024)
light-in-his-loafers Lindsey wants more war, big surprise there.
There has never been a war that didn’t give Lindsey Graham a thrill. He loves seeing dead bodies.
Of course, hitting those oil refineries will cause oil prices to go up giving nice profit to the buddies of Rubio, Graham and the rest of the DC swamp creatures. No problem if this results in death, destruction and misery.
Keep in mind that the main purpose of Graham and his constant appearances in the MSM is that he's used to gin up war with Iran. This is more proof that contrary to the assertions of people who don't get it that the US is fully on board with starting a war with Iran.
Eight Israeli troops killed today in Southern Lebanon.
That does that make you happy?
A . compared to the tens of thousands your regime has killed in Gaza.
No more happy than the 65 Palestinians the IDF blew up in Gaza yesterday.
So what's stopping Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio from putting on some camo fatigue, take a rifle, or the hell with one, take a couple of them, throw some ammo in the backpack and go fight Iranians?
They do that rather than cheering on a bunch of supremacist sicko's shooting at unarmed toddlers and they might become real men yet.
Indeed. Better yet, instead of dropping bombs over Iran , lets drop Graham, Rubio, Netanyahu, Gallant, Blinken, Sullivan over Iran.
If they actually believe their own bravado bullcrap I can't imagine why they would object to the plan. Of course it could be they are a bunch of cowards in addition to being criminally insane.