AP Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican, South Carolina) made it crystal clear on Sunday that he wants US President Donald Trump to violently enact regime change in Iran, where nationwide protests against the country’s rulers have left hundreds dead . “If I were you, Mr. President, I would kill the leadership that are killing the people,” Graham said on Maria Bartiromo’s Fox News programme Sunday Morning Futures. “You gotta end this,” added the longtime Trump ally, who for years has advocated for military action against Iran. The future of Iran belongs to its people. President @realDonaldTrump has shown he knows how to support them and how to deter the ayatollah. A new day is coming. pic.twitter.com/uBq96MLTSh — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 11, 2026 Graham argued that forcibly removing Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from power (as happened to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following a US-led military operation last week) would put an end to what he called Iran’s “state-sponsored terrorism” across the Middle East. He also slammed the Ayatollah a “modern-day Hitler” and “religious Nazi.” Trump has in recent days escalated his rhetoric against the Iranian regime and threatened retaliation if protesters are killed. The US president is the “Ronald Reagan-plus of our time,” the lawmaker added. Related... 'WTF': Trump Mocked After Posting 'Completely Insane' New Pic Of Himself Trump Thinks US Aggression Can Overpower Everything. No One Seems Willing To Prove Him Wrong. 'It Would Be The Dumbest War In History': Danish MP Hits Back At Trump's Greenland Threats