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title: "Trump Urges Republicans to Include Iran in Sanctions Package Against Russia: The Legacy of Lindsey Graham"
description: "Donald Trump urged Republicans to add Iran to the sanctions package against Russia, calling it the initiative of the late Lindsey Graham. 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The document provides for strict tariffs for importers of Russian energy carriers. 🛢️⚖️"
date: 2026-07-19T18:28:00.000Z
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# Trump Urges Republicans to Include Iran in Sanctions Package Against Russia: The Legacy of Lindsey Graham

![Donald Trump at a desk with an American flag in the background, discussing sanctions against Russia and Iran](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/19/tramp-prizval-vklyuchit-iran-v-sanktsii-protiv-rossii/tramp-prizval-vklyuchit-iran-v-sanktsii-protiv-rossii-1.webp)

Former US President Donald Trump has publicly called on Republican members of Congress to expand the current bill on sanctions against Russia. In a statement published on the social network Truth Social, the politician insists that Iran must be included in the package of restrictions.

### Lindsey Graham's Initiative

Trump emphasized that the idea of increasing sanctions pressure on Tehran originally belonged to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. According to the former president, combining anti-Russian and anti-Iranian restrictions is a critically important step that should have been implemented much earlier.

"Republicans should add Iran to the bill on sanctions against Russia. That is what Lindsey wanted to do, and it should have happened," Trump wrote in his account.

### Bill Details and Economic Pressure

According to reports, the updated bill on extensive restrictions against the Russian Federation obliges the US president to impose strict tariffs against the largest importers of Russian gas and oil. The document, which Lindsey Graham considered the main cause of his life, is intended to have a decisive influence on Ukraine's position during upcoming negotiations with the Kremlin.

An updated version of the bill has already been presented in the US. New details of the document indicate a significant increase in economic pressure on Moscow and its key trade partners. Earlier, American media reported that Graham's bill, dubbed "hellish sanctions," is being considered a compromise solution that defines a specific list of individuals and entities that will be targeted.

### Political Momentum Following the Senator's Death

Work on extensive restrictions received new momentum in Congress following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. CNN reported that Trump is ready to support his colleague's initiative, and the White House officially confirmed its intention to move the document forward. Now, the focus shifts to how exactly the proposal to include Iran in the sanctions list will be implemented and what consequences this will entail for the global energy market.