US strike reset Middle East, paves for Saudi-Israel pact, Lindsey Graham tells 'Post' - exclusiveThe overnight US air assault that ravaged Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities has “dramatically” improved the chances of a historic Saudi-Israel normalization deal and showed that regime change in Tehran remains the only path to lasting regional security, US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
Speaking minutes after President Donald Trump confirmed that American warplanes had “obliterated” the three sites, Graham said he had already spoken to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who “made it very clear … Israel is not going to live this way anymore,” referring to years spent under the shadow of Iranian missiles and nuclear escalation.
“You’re not going to raise your children in bomb shelters,” Graham quoted the premier as saying. “Israel’s job is not finished.”
Graham, one of the Senate’s most vocal Iran hawks, argued that stability can only return to the Middle East if the Islamic Republic is forced to abandon its revolutionary agenda.
“There are two ways,” he said. “Either new people take over who are not terrorists, or the people in charge change their behavior – but the status quo is unacceptable.” ................
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-858627
