Trump calls for Iran to be added to Russia sanctions bill
Trump said adding Iran would honor Lindsey Graham and strengthen the bill with tougher secondary sanctions on countries buying Russian energy.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump urged Republicans to include Iran in the Russian Sanctions Bill via Truth Social, arguing the addition honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
- Introduced in April 2025, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 now has enough support to clear a Senate filibuster and would enable 100% secondary tariffs on countries purchasing Russian energy resources, according to Axios.
- Amid escalating regional conflict, Washington has conducted bombing campaigns against Iran for eight straight nights. Tehran responded with retaliatory strikes against US allies in the Middle East, including Qatar and Kuwait.
- Trump stated he "couldn't care less" about the June memorandum of understanding on Saturday, pivoting instead to reinforcing sanctions on Iran's oil trade as part of aggressive economic containment.
- Integrating Iran into the bill would solidify a bipartisan sanctions framework difficult for future administrations to dismantle, invoking the legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham and his unfinished agenda.
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Thune says Iran sanctions to be added to Russia sanctions bill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Thursday he's expecting to add provisions to penalize Iran to a Russia sanctions bill under consideration in the upper chamber. President Trump said on social media over the weekend that he wanted Iran sanctions added to the bipartisan Russia-related legislation. "I think everybody's fine with it because [...]
US President Donald Trump on Sunday demanded that provisions on Iran also be included in the Russia sanctions bill initiated by the late US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the Kyiv Post reports.
Trump's push to add Iran to Russia sanctions bill confuses Democrats
President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to incorporate sanctions against Iran into the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) bipartisan legislation sanctioning Russia and countries that buy Russian oil was met with confusion by some of the Democrats supporting the bill. The legislation, which was renamed in the late senator’s honor, places sanctions on Russia and secondary sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil and gas in an effort to cut…
Trump Urges Republicans to Add Iran to Russia Sanctions Bill to Honor Lindsey Graham › American Greatness
President Trump on Sunday pressed congressional Republicans to expand a stalled bipartisan Russia sanctions bill to include Iran, framing the move as a tribute to […] Source
Trump calls for Iran to be included in Russia sanctions billUS President Donald Trump has called on Congress to include Iran in a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, saying it was a call made by the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
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