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9 Feb 2026, 21:45

Lindsey Graham, the senior Republican senator in the U.S. Congress, accused Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt of seeking to maintain the status quo in Iran just hours after Hakan Fidan, Turkey's foreign minister, spoke with the Turkish section of CNN. He told America's allies in the Middle East, "Don't think about keeping the Ayatollah."

In a strong reaction on his X account, Lindsey Graham directly addressed Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt, stating: "Your desire to maintain the status quo and ignore the legitimate demands of the Iranian people is, in my view, completely outside the framework of U.S. national security interests and also outside the framework of basic humanitarian principles."

He told these countries: "If you even think for a moment that after all the pushbacks and resistance from the Iranian people, leaving the Ayatollah and his murderous regime in power is a good idea, you are living in a dream world. The time has come, and it has long passed, for the region to stand bravely and cohesively against the murderous Ayatollah; someone who slaughters his own people and is a religious Nazi."

He further recalled the controversial remarks of Donald Trump, the U.S. President, who told Iranian protesters, "Keep protesting, help is on the way," saying: "The President of the United States will stand on the right side of history. I believe he is a man of his word. Freedom for Iran."

Since the beginning of the protests in December, Lindsey Graham has repeatedly called for U.S. action to overthrow the Islamic Republic's government in Iran and has strongly condemned the repression and killing of protesters in the country.

These remarks come at a time when many regional powers, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, as well as Iraq, Oman, and Pakistan, have called for a reduction in tensions between Iran and the U.S. and have simultaneously expressed readiness to participate in negotiations between Iran and the U.S.

The stance of these countries in support of a diplomatic resolution to the Iran-U.S. disputes came immediately after the bloody crackdown on protests in Iran. In this context, Turkish leaders have repeatedly opposed military action against Iran and have taken significant steps toward reducing tensions between Iran and the U.S.
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