{"id":2603721,"date":"2026-05-17T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-says-its-worth-losing-my-job-for-non-nuclear-iran-as-midterms-loom\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T13:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:05:40","slug":"graham-says-its-worth-losing-my-job-for-non-nuclear-iran-as-midterms-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-says-its-worth-losing-my-job-for-non-nuclear-iran-as-midterms-loom\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham says it&#8217;s &#8216;worth losing my job&#8217; for non-nuclear Iran as midterms loom"},"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\">26<\/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-says-its-worth-losing-my-job-for-non-nuclear-iran-as-midterms-loom%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=2603721&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, a prominent Iran hawk, says the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran is worth \u201closing my job\u201d over, arguing that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is the priority even if it costs politically. On NBC\u2019s *Meet the Press*, he endorsed President donald Trump\u2019s view that voters\u2019 financial concerns should not drive Iran negotiations, calling it Trump\u2019s \u201cChurchill moment.\u201d Graham said iran poses an \u201cexistential threat\u201d and that stability and long-term regional outcomes-like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-reps-ted-budd-stephanie-bice-propose-blocking-national-petroleum-reserve-sales-until-biden-stops-assault-on-oil-development\/\" title=\"Exclusive - Reps. Ted Budd, Stephanie Bice Propose Blocking National Petroleum Reserve Sales Until Biden Stops Assault on Oil Development\">lower energy prices<\/a> and potential Saudi-Israel peace-depend on Iran being restrained. He noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continue-to-fluctuate-throughout-the-country\/\" title=\"... prices remain volatile nationwide\">gas prices remain volatile<\/a> as the Strait of Hormuz uncertainty and heightened war tensions continue, while arguing the eventual upside outweighs the near-term costs.  <\/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), one of the Senate\u2019s biggest <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war hawks, is putting his full chest and his job behind the U.S.-Israeli war, saying the conflict is \u201cworth losing my job\u201d over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had to give up my job to make sure Iran would never have a nuclear weapon, I would do it,\u201d Graham said on NBC\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday morning when asked if a non-nuclear Iran would be worth losing the midterm elections for.<\/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\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571847\/trump-revenge-tour-massie-kentucky-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump revenge tour barrels toward Massie with Cassidy and Indiana in its wake<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571017\/massie-anti-establishment-brand-trump-backlash\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thomas Massie bets anti-establishment brand can survive Trump backlash<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4564391\/what-to-watch-kentucky-2026-primary-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to watch for in Kentucky\u2019s 2026 primary elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The world is watching closely this week as the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran passes five weeks and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> returns from a state visit to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a>. Before taking off for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/beijing\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3271\">Beijing<\/a> last week, Trump told reporters that voters\u2019 \u201cfinancial situation\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565100\/trump-financial-situation-not-motivating-talks-end-iran-war\/\">does not affect his negotiations<\/a> to end the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThe only thing that matters when I\u2019m talking about Iran: They can\u2019t have a nuclear weapon. I don\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation. I don\u2019t think about anybody,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565100\/trump-financial-situation-not-motivating-talks-end-iran-war\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s comments come as energy, gas, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fertilizer prices rise<\/a> in the U.S. and globally because of the uncertainty around the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"308\">midterm election<\/a> year. When NBC\u2019s Kristen Welker asked Graham if he agreed with the president\u2019s take in this respect, Graham called it Trump\u2019s \u201cChurchill moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s his Churchill moment: When Churchill came into power, he promised blood, sweat, toil, heartache until we deal with the Nazis, who are an existential threat to the British way of life,\u201d Graham said. \u201cI believe Iran wants a nuclear weapon \u2013 they would use it \u2013 so does President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I worry about gas prices? Yes. But, President Trump\u2019s right. The biggest threat to stability in the world is a nuclear-armed Iran, and whatever price we have to pay, we\u2019ll pay,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>Gas and oil prices have been rising but volatile since the conflict began. On Sunday, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">national average<\/a> price of gas for a regular tank stood at $4.51, down from $4.52 a week ago but up from $4.08 one month ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4567474\/what-trump-next-move-iran\/\">WHAT\u2019S TRUMP\u2019S NEXT MOVE IN IRAN?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graham argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-office-opposition-from-ncaa-woke-corporations-strengthened-his-resolve-to-protect-girls\/\" title=\"DeSantis\u2019 Office: Opposition From NCAA, \u2018Woke\u2019 Corporations \u2018Strengthened His Resolve\u2019 To Protect Girls\">long-term benefit<\/a> of a non-nuclear Iran is greater than the current cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGas prices will come down when you put Iran in a box. Saudi-Israel peace will become possible when you put Iran in a box. The upside of dealing with Iran is enormously good, but you got to deal with them,\u201d Graham said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsey Graham: I\u2019d risk my job to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2603722,"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\/AP26075640284923.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,34250,56678,35343],"class_list":["post-2603721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-midterm-elections","tag-nuclear-negotiations","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26075640284923.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603721","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603721"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603725,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603721\/revisions\/2603725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}