It’s “too early to tell” if Iran plans to abandon its nuclear ambitions after strikes on three nuclear facilities, but the regime still wants to make a nuclear weapon, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday. 

“Operation Midnight Hammer was a tremendous military success,” the South Carolina Republican told ABC News’ “This Week.” “It set the program back, I think, a couple of years. But the question for the world is, Does the regime still desire to make a nuclear weapon? The answer is yes. Do they still desire to destroy Israel and come after us? The answer is yes. Until that changes … we’re in trouble.”

President Donald Trump has suggested a meeting with Iranian officials at some point, but Graham said Sunday that that meeting must not take place unless Iran publicly affirms the sovereignty of Israel. 

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