{"id":2532372,"date":"2026-01-10T17:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-hints-at-us-military-action-against-iran-regime-soon\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:15:03","slug":"graham-hints-at-us-military-action-against-iran-regime-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-hints-at-us-military-action-against-iran-regime-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham hints at US military action against Iran regime &#8216;soon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgraham-hints-at-us-military-action-against-iran-regime-soon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested teh united States may soon intervene to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-clears-new-uptown-autonomous-zone-but-avoids-moving-george-floyd-autonomous-zone\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Clears New \u2018Uptown Autonomous Zone\u2019 But Avoids Moving \u2018George Floyd Autonomous Zone\u2019\">protect protesters<\/a> in Iran, telling demonstrators their &#8220;long nightmare is soon coming to a close&#8221; and saying &#8220;help is on the way.&#8221; Protests, now nearly two weeks long, have spread to at least 100 cities including Tehran and shifted from economic grievances to calls for toppling the regime; reports say Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may be planning to flee. Iranian authorities have cracked down hard, with at least 65 dead and about 2,300 arrested, prompting U.S. officials and lawmakers &#8211; including President Trump, who said the U.S.&#8221;stands ready to help&#8221; &#8211; to hint at possible action. Tehran has rebuked those warnings, with its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >military chief threatening preemptive strikes<\/a> and Khamenei urging foreign powers to stay out.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Graham hints at US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">military action<\/a> against Iran regime &lsquo;soon&rsquo; as protests continue<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2468717\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) suggested on Saturday that the United States would intervene to protect protesters in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a> as the death toll from demonstrations in the country has only increased.<\/p>\n<p>Protests have engulfed Iran for nearly two weeks, with demonstrators taking to the streets of at least 100 cities, including Tehran. What began as unrest over a struggling economy has turned into calls for the toppling of the regime itself, with recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4412620\/ayatollah-khamenei-chastises-trump-iran-protest-criticism-will-not-back-down\/\">reports<\/a> indicating that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is planning to flee the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4413701\/trump-suspends-federal-financial-rewards-to-minnesota\/\">Trump Department of Agriculture suspends federal financial rewards to Minnesota<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4413573\/trumps-foreign-policy-threatens-grip-congressional-republicans\/\">Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-foreign-policy-reveals-fractures-in-the-gop\/\" title=\"...&#039;s foreign policy reveals fractures in the GOP\">foreign policy threatens grip<\/a> on congressional Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4413631\/washington-national-opera-leaving-trump-kennedy-center\/\">Washington National Opera leaving Trump-Kennedy Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-bill-would-mandate-congress-approve-any-sanctions-relief-for-iran\/\" title=\"New Bill Would Mandate Congress Approve Any Sanctions Relief for ...\">regime continues<\/a> to crack down on the protests in response, leading to at least 65 deaths and 2,300 arrests, U.S. officials and lawmakers have been hinting over the weekend at U.S. military action in response to the crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Most vocal of those was Graham, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2010079615071510702\">issued<\/a> a message to the protesters on Saturday saying their &ldquo;long nightmare is soon coming to a close.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When President Trump says Make Iran Great Again, it means the protestors in Iran must prevail over the ayatollah. That is the clearest signal yet that he, President Trump understands Iran will never be great with the ayatollah and his henchmen in charge,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;To all who are sacrificing in Iran, God bless. Help is on the way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Graham&rsquo;s statement follows numerous suggestions from President Donald Trump that the U.S. would intervene if the regime killed protesters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4413737\/international-pressure-iran-trump-threat-not-to-kill-protesters\/\">INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON IRAN PICKS UP AFTER TRUMP THREAT NOT TO KILL PROTESTERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier Saturday, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115872214156165257\">said<\/a> the U.S. &ldquo;stands ready to help,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s warnings have been rebuked by the regime, with the head of Iran&rsquo;s military <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4410841\/iranian-official-threatens-preemptive-strike-after-trump-vows-to-defend-protesters\/\">threatening<\/a> preemptive strikes and Khamenei urging Trump to stay out of the situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham: US may soon intervene to aid Iranian protesters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2532373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/graham-us-action-soon-iran.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3823,32283,33439,33489],"class_list":["post-2532372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-military-intervention","tag-us-military"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/graham-us-action-soon-iran.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532372"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532376,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532372\/revisions\/2532376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}