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US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned Iran is the “biggest threat” to America and insisted Donald Trump is ready to “bring the Iranian regime down”.

Speaking on Fox News, Mr Graham said: “This is the worst regime in the world in terms of threats.

“Russia, North Korea are threats. Radical Islam, like Al-Qaeda are threats. But the biggest threat of all to me is this regime in Iran. They are religious nazis who are trying to develop a nuclear capability.”

In order to shut down the Iran regime, Senator Graham said the US President must: “Break their back economically and impose sanctions on their oil.