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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 4
Iran merits US retaliation after cease-fire violation, says Lindsey Graham
Updated
Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 4

Iran merits US retaliation after cease-fire violation, says Lindsey Graham

6 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 4
  • The Republican senator said attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and in the United Arab Emirates breached the truce.
  • Graham called for a “big, strong, painful and short” US strike to further reduce Tehran’s capabilities and protect freedom of navigation.
  • He said President Donald Trump must decide the next step, including whether to continue nuclear negotiations, arguing Iran’s actions were inconsistent with diplomacy.
With the cease-fire broken, can the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz without triggering a devastating full-scale war with Iran?
As oil prices surge, will global economic pain force a diplomatic solution before the U.S. launches its threatened military strike?