{"id":2601468,"date":"2026-05-11T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-urges-review-of-us-pakistan-ties-after-iranian-planes-reportedly-sheltered\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:01:29","slug":"graham-urges-review-of-us-pakistan-ties-after-iranian-planes-reportedly-sheltered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-urges-review-of-us-pakistan-ties-after-iranian-planes-reportedly-sheltered\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham urges review of US-Pakistan ties after Iranian planes reportedly sheltered"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-urges-review-of-us-pakistan-ties-after-iranian-planes-reportedly-sheltered%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=2601468&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 (R-SC) called for Pakistan\u2019s role in U.S.-Iran negotiations to be reassessed after reports that Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on Pakistani airfields, potentially shielding Iranian hardware from U.S.attacks. A senior U.S.official told CBS News that multiple Iranian aircraft, including a reconnaissance and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intelligence-gathering plane<\/a>, were allowed at a Pakistani air force base, while Pakistani officials denied the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Graham said that if the reporting is accurate,it would require a \u201ccomplete reevaluation\u201d of Pakistan as a mediator and noted he wouldn\u2019t be surprised given prior statements from Pakistani defense officials toward Israel. He has been a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump\u2019s Iran approach,and his backing helped earn him Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-paxton-not-backing-down-on-2020-election-audits\/\" title=\"Texas AG Paxton not backing down on 2020 election audits\">endorsement ahead<\/a> of a June primary.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) urged a reconsideration of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pakistan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1533\">Pakistan<\/a>\u2018s role in U.S.-Iran negotiations following reports that Pakistan was allowing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iranian<\/a> military aircraft to park on its airfields. <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan allowed multiple Iranian military aircraft, including a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering plane, to park at a Pakistani air force base, a senior U.S. official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pakistan-iran-military-aircraft-on-its-airfields-us-mediator-role\/\">told<\/a> CBS News. The move could have sheltered Iranian military hardware from U.S. attacks. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4563196\/trump-strategic-impasse-iran-negotiations-fail\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump stuck in Iran-shaped \u2018cul-de-sac\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4562522\/hegseth-calls-kelly-investigated-blabbing-classified-briefing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hegseth calls for Mark Kelly to be investigated for \u2018blabbing\u2019 about classified briefing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4561190\/pentagon-make-america-healthy-again-rfk-jr\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>MAHA at war: Pentagon\u2019s health reform in lockstep with RFK Jr.\u2019s mission<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Pakistani officials denied housing any Iranian vehicles, according to CBS News. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cIf this reporting is accurate, it would require a complete reevaluation of the role Pakistan is playing as mediator between Iran, the United States and other parties,\u201d Graham <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2053925069672296785\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sen-tester-canceling-keystone-pipeline-was-a-mistake\/\" title=\"Democrat .... 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The incumbent senator will face off against several opponents in a June primary. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have to go into great detail, but needless to say, Mark Lynch would be a DISASTER for the Republican Party, and Lindsey Graham just, GETS THE JOB DONE. VOTE FOR LINDSEY ALL THE WAY,\u201d the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116382183704204825\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham urged reassessing Pakistan in U.S.-Iran talks over claims Iran aircraft were sheltered on Pakistani airfields<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2601469,"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\/03\/Graham.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42987,79498,70796,38954,79497],"class_list":["post-2601468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aviation-security","tag-diplomatic-review","tag-iran-tensions","tag-security-policy","tag-us-pakistan-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Graham.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601468","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601468"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601472,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601468\/revisions\/2601472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}