Trump urges Congress to add Iran tariffs to Russia-Tehran sanctions bill with bipartisan support, CNBC says

U.S. President Donald Trump wants Congress to broaden a sanctions bill that targets both Russia and Iran by adding tariff measures on Iran, according to a CNBC report summarizing the administration’s and lawmakers’ current discussions. The proposal is being discussed as part of a package that, as described by CNBC, already has bipartisan support in Congress.

CNBC’s report characterizes the tariff idea as an effort to strengthen economic pressure as lawmakers negotiate the sanctions bill’s provisions and voting language. The reporting frames the request as a concrete legislative addition, rather than an administrative action, contingent on congressional approval and the bill’s final text.

In the same daily briefing, CNBC also referenced policy and market-linked discussion around data centers and the technology sector, underscoring that the legislative conversation is occurring alongside a broader U.S. policy backdrop affecting infrastructure and industry. The report does not, in the available summary, specify particular data-center measures or the technical content of any proposed legislation, but it places the tariff request within a wider set of policy topics circulating on Capitol Hill and in business discussions.

The sanctions bill itself, as described by CNBC, is positioned to move through Congress on the strength of bipartisan support, meaning key staff and committee leaders are likely weighing how far to extend the bill’s reach and what tools to deploy beyond traditional sanctions enforcement. Adding tariffs would also raise questions that typically accompany tariff provisions, including scope, timing, and which tariffs would apply based on Iranian entities or activities.

Officials and legislators generally treat sanctions bills and tariff additions as separate policy instruments with different legal hooks and enforcement mechanisms. While CNBC’s report does not lay out those mechanisms in detail, the practical effect of adding tariffs would be to create an additional cost channel for trade or transactions connected to Iran, layered on top of existing sanctions authorities that may focus on financial services, procurement, and other restrictions.

For Congress, the next step described by CNBC is procedural: negotiators must determine whether the tariff request can be incorporated into the already-supported sanctions package without undermining the coalition that has formed around the bill. If the tariff provision remains in play, it would likely face scrutiny from lawmakers focused on trade impacts, implementation feasibility, and the relationship between sanctions enforcement and tariff authority.

As the legislative timeline develops, the public record to watch would be the bill text as it moves through committee markup and floor consideration, along with any written explanations from sponsors or congressional committees describing why the tariff component is included and how it would be administered. Without those documents, CNBC’s summary indicates only that the administration is pressing for a tariff addition and that the broader sanctions effort has bipartisan momentum.