Senator Lindsey Graham has called on the Trump administration to send weapons directly to the Iranian people, enabling them to rise up and overthrow their government. The South Carolina Republican made the suggestion during a Fox News interview, proposing what he called a 'Second Amendment solution' for Iran.
Graham argued that arming Iranian civilians would allow them to fight the regime without requiring American troops on the ground. 'We’ve got millions of boots on the ground in Iran. They just don’t have any weapons,' he said, urging the US to provide arms so Iranians can 'turn the tide of battle inside Iran.'
The senator’s comments come amid heightened US-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and after President Donald Trump claimed his administration had attempted to supply guns to Iranian protesters via Kurdish fighters, alleging that the Kurds stole the weapons. Kurdish groups have denied receiving any such shipments.
Graham dismissed the idea of working with Kurdish forces, saying if they stole the weapons, 'the Kurds will regret that.' He instead advocated for finding alternative channels to arm the Iranian people directly, describing the strategy as a way to 'make the Revolutionary Guard’s life hell.'
Iran has warned that the US 'Project Freedom' initiative could become a 'quagmire,' while President Trump has threatened that Iran will be 'blown off the face of the earth' if it does not change its behaviour.
