Lindsey Graham criticizes Israel for striking Iranian oil facilities

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Many U.S. officials were none too pleased with recent Israeli military strikes on Iranian oil facilities. A video of the strikes went viral on social media over the weekend, showing massive fires in Tehran after the operation. Thirty oil facilities were struck in the airstrikes by Israel on Saturday.

The magnitude of the Israeli operation reportedly caught the U.S. off guard. Trump administration officials and other Republicans who have supported the joint military strikes against Iran, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), were dismayed by the attacks. An ardent supporter of military action against Iran, Graham criticized Israel in a social media post on Sunday regarding the strikes on the oil facilities.

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