On Tuesday morning, Iran and six world powers reached a landmark deal to roll back Iran's nuclear programs for at least 15 years, and Republicans weren't especially thrilled with the accord. On Tuesday's Late Night, Seth Meyers and GOP presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) had a surprisingly substantive three-minute chat on why Graham opposes the deal and says it will lead to Israel's destruction.
Graham's first objection is that Iran likes the deal: "When the Iranians say this is a win-win, it's probably not." He went on to argue that the deal ensures that Iran will become a nuclear nation and complain that it will unfreeze $18 billion of Iran's money without demanding that it stop meddling in the region. Plus, the deal gradually lifts an arms embargo "on the most radical regime in the region." When Meyers asked if he thought Iran would just accept America's terms in the negotiations, Graham repeated his concerns and added that he believes the deal will create a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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