The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has assured that the bipartisan bill to impose new sanctions against Russia, promoted by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, has serious options of moving forward in Congress. Likewise, he has hinted that the scope of the initiative could be extended to also cover Iran and the Shiite militia party Hezbollah.
"I think they could include Iran. They are going to include Iran, which would be something of great significance if they did, and they may also include Hezbollah," he stated in statements to the press from the White House alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaid.
The legislative text being discussed in the US legislative chambers would open the door for Trump to impose additional restrictions on those countries that help circumvent sanctions or that acquire significant volumes of oil, uranium, or gas from Russia, with the aim of further weakening Moscow in the context of its war with Ukraine.
The proposal —questioned by the opposition after the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of the taxes approved by Washington— was first registered in April 2025, although its processing was suspended so as not to interfere with the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the conflict.
Although Graham had stated that he had the support of the former Republican president, Trump has avoided making a clear commitment to the media and has not given explicit support to the project. In his statements, he insisted that it was the Republican senator —who passed away on Saturday— who was most keenly pushing for the approval of the initiative.