President Donald Trump called on Congress on Sunday to pass the bipartisan Iran-Russia sanctions bill as a tribute to its late author, Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to a report. The bill, championed by Graham before his death, targets sanctions on Iran and Russia.
President Donald Trump called on Congress on Sunday to pass the bipartisan Iran-Russia sanctions bill as a tribute to its late author, Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to a report from an open-source intelligence platform. The call, reported at 16:56 Jerusalem, reframes the earlier request Trump made to Republican lawmakers to add Iran to the Russia sanctions bill, which The Zioneer reported at 14:59 Jerusalem. In that report, Trump stated that Graham wanted the inclusion and that it was about to happen.
The tribute framing is not entirely new. On Tuesday, July 14, at 19:27 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Trump had indicated a possible sanctions package against Iran and Hezbollah as a tribute to Graham. Earlier that day, at 08:41 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Trump was advancing the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that Graham championed. The current report, however, is the first to explicitly state that Trump is calling for the bill's passage as a tribute to the late senator.
The Zioneer has previously reported on the broader context of the sanctions push. A bipartisan bill originally championed by Graham would grant Trump authority to impose 100% tariffs on top Russian oil buyers, as reported on July 14 at 22:56 Jerusalem. Senator Tom Cotton backed Trump's heavy sanctions on Iran on July 13, and Trump submitted an unusual budget request for Iran war funding on June 25, which faced bipartisan pushback. Additionally, Graham himself had stated on June 21 that Trump adopted a policy of responding in Iran if Hezbollah attacks Israel.
The current report, based on a single open-source intelligence platform, has not been independently corroborated. The status of the bill's advancement in Congress and whether it will be considered as a tribute remains unverified.
3 developments
- DevelopingTrump advances Lindsey Graham's bipartisan sanctions bill on Russia after senator's death
- DevelopingTrump indicates possible sanctions package against Iran, Hezbollah as tribute to late Sen. Lindsey Graham
- DevelopingSenator Tom Cotton to introduce bill permanently extending Iran sanctions law, responding to Trump's call
- StrongBipartisan bill would let Trump impose 100% tariffs on top Russian oil buyers
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