Tension has once again increased between America and Iran. US President Donald Trump has announced the end of the ceasefire with Iran. After this, a rise in the prices of crude oil is being seen all over the world. Meanwhile, another worrying news has emerged for India.

Four senior US senators have announced to push for a new law to take strict action against countries buying oil and gas from Russia. He says that to increase pressure on Russia, those countries should be targeted which are still buying oil and natural gas from Russia. He believes that this income received by Russia is helping in continuing the Ukraine war.

Democratic Party senators Richard Blumenthal and Jeanne Shaheen, along with Republican Party senators Lindsey Graham and Roger Wicker, said on Friday (July 10, 2027) that they have reached an agreement with the Trump administration. Issuing a joint statement, they said that they are happy to inform that an agreement has been reached with the Trump administration to advance legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia. He said that significant progress has been made in this direction and he wants to see this law implemented soon.

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American tariff may increase by 500 percent

Senators said that Russia is continuously attacking civilian areas. In such a situation, the US government and Parliament should together take such steps that will increase economic pressure on the countries purchasing oil and gas from Russia. He says that such countries are helping Russia. This proposed law targets countries that buy oil, natural gas, uranium and other petroleum products from Russia. These senators, who put forward the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, believe that it is necessary to increase economic pressure on Russia. In the initial draft of this law, it was proposed to impose US tariffs of up to 500 percent on the goods and services of countries purchasing energy from Russia. Senator Richard Blumenthal had earlier called this proposed tariff a bone-breaking step.

America can give exemption to any country

In this law, the US President has also been given the right that if giving exemption to any country is in the interest of America’s national security, then it can be given relief from this action for 180 days. According to American media reports, some changes have been made in this bill later and the provisions related to tariffs have been made a little softer than before. However, complete details of the new and final draft have not been made public yet. In this entire matter, special attention is being given to India. The leaders supporting the law have taken the name of India many times. In June 2025, Senator Lindsey Graham wrote on the social media platform X that if China and India continue to support Russia, then they themselves will be responsible for it.

The proposed law has considerable support in the US Senate.

Meanwhile, a special license issued by America had expired on June 17. This proposed law has received considerable support in the US Senate. A total of 84 senators have become co-sponsors of this bill. President Donald Trump has also said that he sees this legislation as a means to put pressure on Russia so that negotiations can move forward to end the Ukraine war. Although Senator Graham has previously claimed that Trump supports this legislation, this proposal to impose sanctions on Russia has not yet become law, more than a year after it was first introduced.

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday (7 September 2025) responded to the question of journalists and said that yes he can increase the ban on Russia compared to earlier. The importance of this yes of Trump increases further because earlier US Finance Minister Scott Besant had asked Russia to impose more tariffs on the countries buying oil. Besant argues that it is impossible to bring Putin to the conversation table without financially destroying Russia.

India may get the biggest shock of this policy, because India is importing a large amount of crude oil from Russia. This step is important for Indian energy security, but the US believes that Russia is getting financial benefit due to buying oil, which it is using in war against Ukraine.

American tariff threat on India
The US Finance Minister did not directly name India, but the statement given by him was clear. He said that if the US and the European Union together put more tariffs on Russian oil buying countries, then Russia’s economy will collapse. India is already facing 25% additional tariffs due to buying oil from Russia, due to which the total tariff has reached 50%. Top officials in Washington have indicated that India can be put further pressure in the coming time. However, on this matter, India says that its oil import is completely in the national interest and it will not change its policy by being influenced by the politics of a third country.
Ukraine War Refight Status and International Response
The summit held between Trump and Putin in Alaska was expected that the tension would be reduced, but the result turned out to be upside down. The war has erupted even more. On Sunday, Russia bombed the government premises of Kiev, causing the situation to become more serious. The aim of America is to close Russia’s revenue source. Russia is cut off from Europe and America, but due to countries like India and China, it is still getting buyers. This is the reason that America is constantly targeting India.

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