(FILES) Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the press after a briefing with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Central Intelligence Agency director John Ratliffe and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine on US military action in Iran, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2026. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a key ally of US President Donald Trump, died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 71 following "a brief and sudden illness," his office announced on its official X account on July 12. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)