{"id":32325,"date":"2026-08-08T11:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32325"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:19:38","slug":"senate-passes-sanctions-bill-on-russia-and-iran-named-for-late-sen-lindsey-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32325","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes sanctions bill on Russia and Iran named for late Sen. Lindsey Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-c31dfd\" class=\"body-graf\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation to impose sanctions against Russia and Iran after months of fits and starts, with the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham providing the final push.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d77fc3\" class=\"body-graf\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blumenthal.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/2026-07-27_bill_text.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">61-page legislation<\/a>, renamed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, in honor of the bill\u2019s biggest proponent, is designed to punish major buyers of Russian oil and gas. It also features additional sanctions on Russian leaders, family members and oligarchs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-91aaee\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260729-ukraine-russia-conflict-vsb-2059-e6832a.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260729-ukraine-russia-conflict-vsb-2059-e6832a.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260729-ukraine-russia-conflict-vsb-2059-e6832a.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260729-ukraine-russia-conflict-vsb-2059-e6832a.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260729-ukraine-russia-conflict-vsb-2059-e6832a.jpg\" alt=\"Smoke rises over the city after an air attack.\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Smoke rises over the city following a Russian air attack on Kyiv in July.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Roman Pilipey \/ AFP via Getty Images file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-b7cd6e\" class=\"body-graf\">And it allows for targeted tariffs on products from countries that buy most Russian oil and gas, limiting them to the five biggest importers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bf4a19\" class=\"body-graf\">The vote was 86-11.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f5a65e\" class=\"body-graf\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the bill would help protect Ukraine against Russian aggression. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4b172f\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cUkraine is now the largest conflict, literally, since World War II in Europe,\u201d Thune said in a recent floor speech. \u201cAnd the Ukrainian people have been resilient, worked really, really hard to try and bring this war to an end. But as long as Putin has Russian oil and gas money, he\u2019s able to continue this war. And what this sanctions bill would do would basically cut that off.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-874548\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260706-kyiv-rs-019b12.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260706-kyiv-rs-019b12.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260706-kyiv-rs-019b12.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260706-kyiv-rs-019b12.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260706-kyiv-rs-019b12.jpg\" alt=\"Airstrikes In Kyiv Leave At Least Nine Dead\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Rescuers work at a nine-story residential building in Kyiv&#8217;s Podilskyi district after a Russian missile strike in July. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Kostiantyn Liberov \/ Libkos via Getty Images file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-27886f\" class=\"body-graf\">After a last-minute demand from President Donald Trump, it also extends sanction authority designed to limit funding toward Iran\u2019s weapons and energy sectors.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4775c2\" class=\"body-graf\">The bill has been criticized by a group of Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., with the Democrats arguing that it would give Trump too much tariff authority.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-565fa3\" class=\"body-graf\">It now goes to the Republican-controlled House, where it faces an uncertain future.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f1426d\" class=\"body-graf\">The Senate deal was announced Tuesday morning by Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., the late senator\u2019s sister and appointed successor, as well as Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; Katie Britt, R-Ala.; Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.; Roger Wicker, R-Miss.; and Jim Risch, R-Idaho.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-0d8926\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1686\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260724-ukr-recruitment-rs-753a5c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260724-ukr-recruitment-rs-753a5c.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260724-ukr-recruitment-rs-753a5c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260724-ukr-recruitment-rs-753a5c.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260724-ukr-recruitment-rs-753a5c.jpg\" alt=\"A couple walks past recruiting placard in Ukraine.\" height=\"1686\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">A couple walks past a recruiting placard in Kyiv in June.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Sergei Supinsky \/ AFP via Getty Images file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-9c730c\" class=\"body-graf\">The senators struck the deal July 28, less than two weeks after Graham\u2019s unexpected death, saying there was \u201cno greater way to honor\u201d the South Carolinian\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d53bb1\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWe are proud to announce an agreement on legislation to stop purchasers of Russian oil and gas from fueling Putin\u2019s war machine and to continue restricting the Iranian regime\u2019s ability to support terrorism and build its nuclear program,\u201d the senators said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f7b373\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">Senate passage was all but guaranteed after the chamber voted 86-12 to advance the bill procedurally last month, shortly after reaching the deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation to impose sanctions against Russia and Iran after months of fits and starts, with the death of Republican Sen. 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