Senator Lindsey Graham After Maduro's Arrest: Khamenei Should Go to Mosque and Pray; A New Sheriff is in Town

Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina told Axios that the leaders of the Islamic Republic and Cuba should be concerned following the U.S. military operation to arrest Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela. Senator Graham stated, "A new sheriff has entered town. He has breathed new life into the Monroe Doctrine. If I were the leader of [the Islamic Republic of] Iran, I would go to the mosque and pray." According to this doctrine, announced in 1823 by then-President James Monroe, the United States decided to consider any warmongering or colonial activity in the Americas as a hostile act. This senior Republican senator also responded to the question of whether further attacks might occur in Venezuela, saying, "All options will be on the table." Yesterday, Donald Trump wrote in a message on the social media platform Truth Social that if the Iranian government "shoots at peaceful protesters and violently kills them — which is their usual practice — the United States will come to their aid." He added, "We are on full alert and ready to act."