President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday waiving several sanctions, restrictions and duties directed at Russia under a law he signed last month, delaying measures that had been due to take effect.
Trump said the waivers were in the national interest, according to the order and multiple news reports. The legislation, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was approved by both chambers of Congress and was named for the late Lindsey Graham. The White House order says Trump signed the measure into law on Sept. 18.
The law provides for sanctions involving foreign persons, restrictions on people and duties on imports from Russia and certain other countries, the White House said. Section 115 authorizes presidential waivers, subject to submitting information to Congress. The Washington Examiner reported that Trump put the legislation on hold indefinitely.