US EditionRepublican Senator Lindsey Graham Challenges Trump’s Statement on Iran’s Treatment of Demonstrators
Sen. Lindsey Graham says Iranian regime continues killing protesters despite President Trump's claim that violence has stopped, with over 18,000 arrests and 2,615 deaths confirmed.
- Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, contradicted President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying violence in Iran continues despite Trump citing 'good authority' that killings had stopped.
- Amid the crackdown that began on December 28, a further 18,470 people have been arrested and the Human Rights Activist Agency confirmed at least 2,615 deaths.
- Iran's judiciary is advancing expedited trials with death penalties, but Erfan Soltani, 26, is not facing capital charges and is held in Karaj, the senator from South Carolina wrote, "The death toll is mounting by the hour. Hoping that help is on the way."
- At Washington's request, the United Nations Security Council scheduled an emergency session for Thursday while the United States pulled non-essential personnel from Al Udeid Air Base and U.S. allies urged citizens to leave Iran.
- Graham's prior warnings and Bessent's assessment show Iran's ruling elite are moving tens of millions abroad amid a financial collapse in the past month.
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