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Lindsey Graham hours after the Iran hawk died suddenly at the age of 71.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4373\">Moment NBA star Brandon Clarke is caught with lethal \u2018gas station heroin\u2019 \u2014 before being found dead in California<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few dozen people gathered outside the US Embassy near the Thames River, where they lit candles around a makeshift altar bearing pictures of Graham (R-SC) as well as Iran\u2019s so-called \u201cLion and Sun\u201d flag, used to communicate resistance to the theocratic regime in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsey Graham, rest in peace,\u201d the crowd chanted. \u201cRest in peace and rise in power!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Latest on the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lindsey Graham dead at 71 after \u2018brief and sudden\u2019 illness<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Pompeo: Lindsey Graham knew good from evil \u2014 and stood up for America every time<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Medics called to Lindsey Graham\u2019s home over \u2018chest pains,\u2019 then heart attack before his sudden death, EMS audio reveals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lindsey Graham\u2019s sudden death could hamstring Trump\u2019s Senate agenda \u2014 after rogues and Mitch McConnell cut margin<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Graham, who died of a suspected aortic dissection at his Washington home Saturday evening, was a longtime advocate of military action against the Islamic Republic \u2014 frequently meeting with Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, and wearing \u201cMake Iran Great Again\u201d merchandise during public appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4371\">Explosions reported across Iran as US completes latest wave of strikes<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLindsey was unabashed. He talked to me about it. He said, \u2018You know, you have to do it. You have to do it.\u2019 He came to me and said, \u2018Bibi, you have to do it. You have to knock out these nuclear weapons program before they knock us out.\u2019 He was very clear about that,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet The Press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was so clear, he had clarity, he had courage, he had convictions that he believed were at the basis of America and \u2026 like the Superman comics, you remember? \u2018Freedom, justice and the American way\u2019? He represented these traditional values,\u201d added the Israeli leader.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4369\">Lindsey Graham joked \u2018I can\u2019t die now\u2019 after complaining he felt unwell hours before sudden death at 71<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Iranian diaspora in London held a candlelight vigil Sunday for Sen. 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