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Graham Rejects Kushner, Calls for Rubio on Iran negotiations

7/27/2026

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Graham Rejects Iran

The Wall Street Journal reported filmmaker Alex Holder recorded Senator Lindsey Graham voicing doubts about President Donald Trump’s Middle-East negotiators in March.
His remarks show frustration with the prolonged Iran war and a push for aggressive military action despite growing criticism.
Graham said he could not work with Jared Kushner or Steve Witkoff on Iran negotiations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was suggested by Graham to lead the Iran negotiations.

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Graham Doubts Trump

Documentary filmmaker Alex Holder recorded U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham voicing doubts about President Donald Trump’s Middle East negotiators in March for a documentary.
Graham reported that President Donald Trump called the opening U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran the best thing he had ever done.
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were labeled conflicted.
Marco Rubio was urged to take over Iran negotiations.

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Historical Context

The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed by the United States, Iran and the P5+1 in Vienna, lifted UN and EU nuclear sanctions and freed roughly $100 billion of frozen Iranian assets. After the U.S. withdrew in 2018, Trump’s hard-line policy revived sanctions, prompting Senator Lindsey Graham to denounce the current approach as a repeat of the deal’s collapse.

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Graham Rejects Iran

The Wall Street Journal reported filmmaker Alex Holder recorded Senator Lindsey Graham voicing doubts about President Donald Trump’s Middle-East negotiators in March.
His remarks show frustration with the prolonged Iran war and a push for aggressive military action despite growing criticism.
Graham said he could not work with Jared Kushner or Steve Witkoff on Iran negotiations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was suggested by Graham to lead the Iran negotiations.

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