Transcript: Lindsey Graham on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 21, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 21, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who joins us from Seneca. Good morning to you, Senator. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM Good morning. Good morning. MARGARET BRENNAN There's a lot that still hasn't been figured out here in this deal, but you wrote nine days ago the idea of a US plan with partners to create a fund of at least $300 billion- this is point six in the memorandum- is "tone deaf," and it's "akin to a Marshall Plan for Germany with the Nazis still in charge." Why did you change your position-- SEN. GRAHAM It would be-- MARGARET BRENNAN --and now you support it? SEN. GRAHAM Because before, I thought the money was coming from the West. If the West funds Iran, I think that would be a Marshall Plan with a Nazi still in charge for Germany. If the plan envisions-- MARGARET BRENNAN You're okay if it doesn't come from the U.S.? SEN. GRAHAM --the Sunni Arabs- yeah, if the Sunni Arabs do it. Can you imagine if Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates invest $300 billion in Iran? That would tell me that Iran has changed. To all the experts out there, do you think Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are going to invest in Iran, with a theocracy bent on destroying Sunni Islam? So, think- think it through. If the money comes from the Sunni Arab world, I hope it happens. …