India, May 12 -- Amid the fragile truce between the United States and Iran, Senator Lindsey Graham's remarks regarding his distrust of Pakistan have caused a storm on social media.

Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Graham asked US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine regarding reports that Iranian aircraft were operating from Pakistani territory.

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Graham, who is also considered a close ally of US President Donald Trump, further asked whether such actions, if true, were consistent with Islamabad "being a fair mediator."

After not receiving a clear answer from General Caine, Graham suggested that if the reports of Iranian...