Lindsey Graham has urged that any Iranian proposal to end the current US‑Israel war against Iran be sent to Congress for a vote, even though he has repeatedly argued that Donald Trump did not need congressional approval to begin military action in the first place. The South Carolina Republican made the call on Tuesday in a post on X, reacting to reports of a ten point plan from Tehran after Trump announced a two week ceasefire.
For context, Graham has long positioned himself as one of Washington's most outspoken hawks on Iran and a close ally of Trump on foreign policy. During earlier escalations, he insisted that the former president already had all the authority he needed to strike Iranian targets and dismissed questions about involving Congress. His latest intervention has therefore been read by critics as a sharp, and rather convenient, change of emphasis.
