Lindsey Graham ‘almost cried’ tears of joy over war on Iran, footage shows

Excerpts from an unreleased documentary featuring U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham have surfaced, revealing his role in advocating for military action against Iran. The footage, accumulated over three years by British filmmaker Alex Holder, captures Graham expressing satisfaction with the outcome of U.S.-Israeli strikes conducted on February 28, 2026, which killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and initiated a broader conflict.

In recorded remarks made shortly after the strikes, Graham expressed emotional satisfaction with the military campaign, stating he had successfully convinced Trump to proceed despite opposition from within the president's inner circle. Graham characterized the partnership between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as comparable to the World War II alliance between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, emphasizing Trump's effectiveness as a wartime leader.

Additional footage shows Graham in a telephone conversation with Netanyahu on March 4, 2026, two days after Hezbollah resumed rocket attacks on Israel. During this call, Graham indicated his intention to meet with Trump and attempt to persuade him to authorize bombing operations against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Netanyahu responded cautiously, indicating that current focus remained on Iran rather than expanding operations to Lebanon.

Graham, who passed away on July 11 at age 71, was a close associate of both Trump and Netanyahu. The documentary material, comprising over 400 hours of footage, was shared with the Wall Street Journal and provides an insider perspective on high-level discussions regarding U.S. military strategy in the Middle East during this period.