Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) responded to the elimination of Qassem Soleimani and wrote in a post on Twitter, “Major blow to Iranian regime that has American blood on its hands. Soleimani was one of the most ruthless and vicious members of the Ayatollah's regime. He had American blood on his hands.”

“To the Iranian government: if you want more, you will get more,” he continued. “If you want to stay in the oil business leave America and our allies alone and stop being the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world.”