Trump signs sweeping Russia-Iran sanctions law named for Lindsey Graham
The new law authorizes up to 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas and expands sanctions on Russian banks, officials and the shadow fleet.
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What to know
- Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on Sept. 18, 2026, expanding sanctions on Russian banks, officials, oligarchs, energy and defense sectors, and the shadow fleet.
- The law gives Trump 30 days to act and authorizes tariffs of up to 100% (and provisions up to 500%) on the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas, but also grants him broad discretion to suspend the sanctions.
- Named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime Ukraine-aid advocate; Zelensky thanked Trump and urged full, swift implementation.
- Skeptics online question whether Trump will actually deploy the new powers against Russia or instead use them as leverage in unrelated tariff disputes.
The dispute Whether the law represents genuine pressure on Russia or mainly hands Trump discretionary power he may not use against Moscow. · positions read across 49 posts and comments
Trump will use the law's tariff powers for his own trade agenda rather than to genuinely pressure Putin.
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“Now watch how Trump will use this bill. He will use it to wage his tariff war, but he will not use it against his boss Putin.”
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The law is really about expanding executive power rather than delivering sweeping sanctions.
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“Exactly this. This is not about 'sweeping sanctions" going into affect, it's just more power to the potus.”
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Trump's actions remain erratic and unpredictable, making his intentions with the law hard to read.
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“Im just believing the warhammer chaos gods are real and trump is their agent There is just so much randomness on this dude its insane”
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Donald Trump U.S. President
Lindsey Graham Late U.S. Senator, bill's namesakeVolodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine
Michael McCaul Republican U.S. Representative
Vladimir Putin President of Russia
How it unfolded 8 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesvideospostscomments
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White House marks the signing as tribute to Graham
The official White House account posts a tribute framing the signing as dedicated to the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
“For Lindsey 🇺🇸…”
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For Lindsey 🇺🇸 President Trump signs the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, authorizing and expanding statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions on Russia, and extending existing sanctions on Iran.
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Trump is doing deals with one of Putin’s closest allies just days after signing the Republican Russia sanctions bill into law, which created fake sanctions while simultaneously allowing Trump to do more unilateral tariffs and cut ties with our biggest trading partners.
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THE LATEST NEWS AT THIS HOUR: # TRUMP IMPOSES NEW # SANCTIONS ON # RUSSIA , # IRAN VIA LINDSEY GRAHAM ACT: Donald Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Act, which imposes new sanctions on Russia and Iran. The bill imposes new restrictions on Russian officials, banks, oligarchs, and Russia’s shadow fleet. https://www. whitehouse.gov/briefings-state…
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Critics warn the law hands Trump outsized tariff power
Commentators note the law's broad, largely discretionary authority to impose secondary sanctions and tariffs of 100-500% on foreign nations, and question whether Trump will actually use it against Russia rather than for other trade disputes.
“Don’t fall for the label.”
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🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump has signed a bill on sanctions against Russia, co-authored by the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
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KYIV POST: US Law Makes Deporting Ukrainian Children Ground for Sanctions https://www. kyivpost.com/post/84909 US President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which formally establishes the forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children as grounds for US sanctions, Bring…
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Exactly this. This is not about 'sweeping sanctions" going into affect, it's just more power to the potus.
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Zelensky thanks Trump and Congress for the law
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Trump for signing the Graham law and calls for its sanctions provisions to be implemented fully and quickly.
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❗️Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law, expanding US sanctions, tariffs and prohibitions targeting Russia while extending sanctions on Iran. Zelensky thanked Trump and Congress, calling for the law’s provisions to be implemented fully and quickly. #Russia
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# Trump signed into law legislation aimed at increasing economic pressure on russia over its war in # Ukraine , including by targeting moscow's energy revenues as well as countries that continue to buy russian oil and gas. The White House said on September 18 that Trump signed H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning russia and Iran Act of…
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Im just believing the warhammer chaos gods are real and trump is their agent There is just so much randomness on this dude its insane
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Law's terms detailed30-day deadline, tariff powers up to 500%
Coverage details the law's mechanics: Trump has 30 days to act, broad authority to suspend the restrictions, tariffs of up to 100% on the top five importers of Russian oil or gas, and provisions for tariffs up to 500% on Russian goods.
“authorizes and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions against Russia…”
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POTUS just signed the Lindsey Graham Sanction Russia and Iran Act into law. Don’t fall for the label. It gives the President unprecedentedly broad authority to impose secondary sanctions and massive tariffs on foreign nations (100-500%).
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🟠 UPDATE Trump Signs Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act The law aims to weaken the Kremlin's war funding and push for Ukraine negotiations. 📰 https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/19/t rump-signs-sweeping-russia-sanctions-over-ukraine-war?traffic_source=rss # Russia # Sanctions # Diplomacy # Geopolitics # GeoWire
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He only has to be a little tough on russia once in a while to cast just enough doubt that he their asset.
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Trump signs the Graham sanctions act into law
Trump signs the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, authorizing and expanding statutory sanctions, tariffs and prohibitions on Russia and extending sanctions on Iran; it targets Russian banks, officials, oligarchs, the energy and defense sectors, and the shadow fleet.
“The measure was a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.”
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12 outlets first by Hindustan Times, 5d ago · also CBS News, Kyiv Independent, Philadelphia Inquirer, Anadolu Agency, Times of India, Orlando Sentinel +5 · read ↗
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9 outlets first by Indian Express, 5d ago · also The Hill, Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera, RTE News, Deutsche Welle EN, NDTV +2 · read ↗
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⚡️BREAKING: Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law. Among its provisions, the law requires the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that continue buying Russian crude oil or natural gas.
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KYIV POST: Zelensky Urges US to Pass Lindsey Graham Sanctions Bill After Russia Strikes Sumy Apartment Block, Killing 2 https://www. kyivpost.com/post/84867 President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Washington to pass the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s bill following a Russian strike on a residential high-rise in Sumy on Friday, Sept. 18. According to…
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Trump signed a bill imposing crushing sanctions on Russia and Iran, targeting top Russian leadership, oligarchs, banking and energy sectors, and the shadow fleet. Many designated targets already face US restrictions.
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White House confirms Trump will sign that day
The White House confirms Trump is expected to sign the Russia sanctions bill at 4:30 p.m.
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A Radio Free Europe reporter, citing a White House source, says Trump is set to sign the "hellish" Russia sanctions bill today at 16:30 Washington time and 23:30 Kyiv time. It passed the Senate 86-11 and the House 262-159.
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🇺🇸👀 Alex Raufoglu: White House confirms that President Trump is expected to sign the Russia sanctions bill today at 4:30 p.m
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After Trump signs the Russia sanctions bill, we can't just cheer and stop paying attention. We have to make sure that he actually uses the new powers in the law to implement meaningful sanctions against Russia and doesn’t abuse the new powers in the law for other foreign policy issues.
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Sanctions bill heads to Trump's desk
A bill imposing sweeping new sanctions on Russia and on countries using Russian energy clears Congress and is sent to President Trump for signature.
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Trump plans to sign Lindsey Graham's bill imposing crushing sanctions on Russia and Iran today, Voice of America journalist Ostap Yarysh reports.
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A bill to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia and countries using Russian energy is on its way to President Trump.
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McCaul says Trump has promised to sign the bill
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul says Trump pledged to sign the Russia sanctions bill if the House passes it, calling it the strongest sanctions bill ever proposed against Russia.
“the strongest sanctions bill ever proposed against Russia…”
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first by Bangkok Post, 5d ago · also Interfax-Ukraine, Moscow Times EN, The Moscow Times, BBC, Channel News Asia, Straits Times +4
6 more headlines
- Trump signs Graham's bill imposing sanctions on Russia Interfax-Ukraine · 5d ago
- Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Moscow Times EN · 5d ago
- Trump signs Bill authorising sweeping Russia sanctions Channel News Asia · 5d ago
- Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law Reuters · 5d ago
- Trump signs Graham Bill, imposing new sanctions against Russia Le Monde EN · 5d ago
- Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill, Aiming to Choke Off Moscow's Funds for Ukraine War Breitbart · 5d ago
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first by RFE/RL, 5d ago · also Times of India
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- Trump signs Russia sanctions bill: Will India actually face 100% tariff Times of India · 5d ago
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Republican Rep. Michael McCaul says Trump has promised to sign the Russia sanctions bill if it passes the House. McCaul called it the strongest sanctions bill ever proposed against Russia, saying it would sanction Putin and impose strong tariffs on the five largest importers of Russian energy.
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The Atlantic ran a good cautionary story on this bill....which it says gives trump huge and unbridled authority to abuse tariffs against not just top Russian oil buyers.....careful here. House set to pass sweeping Russia sanctions bill honoring Lindsey Graham https://www. cnbc.com/2026/09/16/russia-san…
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Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet
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first by ABC News, 5d ago · also Interfax-Ukraine
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- Zelenskyy thanks Trump for signing Graham bill: Peace comes through strength Interfax-Ukraine · 5d ago
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first by SCMP China, 5d ago · also SCMP
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What people are saying 6 voices from 3 sites · best of 49 · verbatim
- Will Trump actually impose the tariffs and sanctions within the 30-day window, or use his suspension authority to avoid enforcement?
- Will the new tariff powers be directed at Russia or repurposed for unrelated trade disputes?
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https://www. europesays.com/3259632/ Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctions # congress # DonaldTrump # Moscow # PresidentVladimirPutin # Russia # trump # WarInUkraine # WesternSanctions
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🇺🇸❗️ Update: Trump signed a law on "hell sanctions" against Russia. The document obliges the US president to impose tariffs of up to 500% on goods from Russia within 30 days. It also provides for tariffs of up to 100% for countries that buy the most Russian oil and gas or help circumvent sanctions.
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Nearly everything he says is a soundbite for his voters . Its also him testing the water to see what he an get away with
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🟠 UPDATE Trump Signs Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch advocate of aid for Ukraine. 📰 https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqvgy3 4ndj4eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # USA # Russia # Sanctions # Geopolitics # GeoWire
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law https:// kyivindependent.com/trump-sign s-sweeping-russia-sanctions-bill-into-law/ Among its provisions, the law requires the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that continue buying Russian crude oil or natural gas and were among the five largest…
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President Trump signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine. The measure was a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.