FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau is assisting authorities in investigating the death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), according to a report. Patel's statement confirms earlier reports that the FBI had joined the probe. Graham died earlier Sunday from an apparent cardiac arrest; the IRGC published a suggestive image.
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Sunday evening that the bureau is assisting authorities in the investigation into the death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), according to a report. The statement marks the first on-the-record confirmation from the FBI's leadership regarding its involvement.
Patel's remarks corroborate an earlier report from Israeli media, as The Zioneer reported at 19:35 Jerusalem, that the FBI had joined the probe. The bureau has not detailed the scope of its assistance or whether it is treating the death as suspicious.
Graham, 71, a staunch pro-Israel Republican, died Sunday morning. Initial reports cited an apparent cardiac arrest. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) published an image suggesting a role in his death, but the image has not been independently verified and U.S. authorities have not commented on it.
Graham's death prompted a wave of tributes from Israeli leaders. Foreign Minister Israel Katz called him a "true friend of Israel," and Mark Zell, chairman of the Republican Party in Israel, described him as a "hero" in the fight against Iran. The circumstances of his death remain under investigation.
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