March 1 — Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Mark Kelly and Rep. Ro Khanna

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🗓️ 1 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) react to the U.S. and Israel launching military strikes on Iran, killing the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Richard Engel reports from Beit Shemesh, Israel. Stephen Hayes, Jeh Johnson, Carol Lee and Jonathan Martin join the roundtable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, striking Iran.
0:04.0	President Trump says Iran's supreme leader is dead,
0:08.0	and a large amount of Iranian leadership has been killed.
0:12.0	After the U.S. and Israel launch major combat operations targeting the regime.
0:18.0	Bombs will be dropping everywhere.
0:20.0	When we are finished, take over your government.
0:23.1	It will be yours to take.
0:25.0	This will be probably your only chance for generations.
0:30.0	This is a war of choice by the United States.
0:32.2	Is this the beginning of a wider war?
0:34.9	The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties
0:39.7	that often happens in war. My guest this morning, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina,
0:47.6	Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Democratic Congressman Roe Kana of California.
0:54.2	Joining me for insight and analysis are
0:56.4	NBC News National Security Editor Carol Lee,
1:00.7	Jonathan Martin of Politico,
1:03.1	former Homeland Security Secretary Jay Johnson,
1:06.6	and Stephen Hayes, editor of the dispatch.
1:10.0	Welcome to Sunday. It's Meet the Press.
1:14.5	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history.
1:20.0	This is Meet the Press with Kristen Welk.
1:23.5	Good Sunday morning, the world is on alert.
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