Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is 'hurting us all'

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Source: NBC News

May 17, 2026, 10:14 AM EDT


Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday called for more U.S. military action in Iran. “I think the status quo is hurting us all. The longer the [Strait of Hormuz] is closed, the more we try to pursue a deal that never happens, the stronger Iran gets,” Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

Graham added that so far in the Iran conflict, “there’s nothing to suggest that the people in charge now are any different in terms of the regime’s goal to terrorize the world, destroy Israel, come after us.”

He called on President Donald Trump to “weaken them further.” “What President Trump has done has been amazing militarily, but there’s more targets to be had, and there’s things we can do to hurt [Iran],” the South Carolina senator said.

Graham’s comments come amid a pause in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, which have not yet led to a deal to end the war.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/lindsey-graham-status-quo-strait-hormuz-iran-attacks-oil-gas-prices-rcna345542

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SUIT UP chicken hawk.

[Klarkashton]

1. Lead the ground invasion pig face.

[Deuxcents]

2. To him, every issue needs military action. He needs to retire

[MLWR]

3. Lindsey was right the first time, when he said:

"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it."
He should have just STFU after that.

[RockRaven]

5. Except the "we" he meant was Republicans, and the "we" he got was America.

[RockRaven]

4. "The status quo *created by military action* is bad. So let's try some military action."

aka "This hole we're in is too deep. Let's keep digging to find a way out."

[twodogsbarking]

6. Well duh with a southern accent. Duuuuuuuuh.

[FakeNoose]

7. It sounds like an admission that Obama's Iran solution should have been left alone

Or am I reading too much into this?

[twodogsbarking]

8. We had it good. This link may have been posted on DU already.

[70sEraVet]

12. God, I miss the simple HUMANITY of the man!

A leader like that made us the envy of the world!!

[Clouds Passing]

9. I think linsey graham is hurting us all

[AverageOldGuy]

10. Graham is a military genius

After all, he's a retired Reserve Air Force lawyer who served his annual two-week active duty requirment in the USAF JAG office in the Pentagon.

[ChicagoTeamster]

11. That's why the US shouldn't have gone in with the likes of Netanyahu. Netanyahu is dragging the US and Israel into an

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unnecessary and unwinnable war. There's nothing to be gained. They will never invade and conquer Iran. And they never needed to. They've given Iran the excuse to start bombing Israel along with Israeli and US interests in the Gulf which is destroying the US relationships with Gulf allies.

This was Trump's decision for our military, not the US government's or the US military's decision.

[mdbl]

13. Here's a better title "Sen. Lindsey Graham 'hurting us all'

That's what he's been doing for at least 12 years now.