Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
president donald trump Declared any country with which it trades Iran will face 25% tariff For all U.S. operations, e.g. washington weigh its reaction Iran’s biggest anti-government protests in years.
written in truth societyTrump said: “Effective immediately, any country that does business with the United States islamic republic of iran A 25% tariff will be paid on any and all business with the United States of America. “
Duties are paid by the U.S. importer. Iran is an OPEC oil producer and has been subject to tough sanctions from Washington for years.
It exports large amounts of oil to ChinaTürkiye, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and India are its other major trading partners.
“This order is final and conclusive,” Trump said, without providing any further details.
There is no official document on the policy available on the White House website, and there is no information on whether Trump will use legal authority to impose tariffs or whether the tariffs will target all of Iran’s trading partners.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington criticized Trump’s approach, saying that China would take “all necessary measures” to safeguard its interests and oppose “any illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction.”
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington said on
Iran, which fought a 12-day war with U.S. ally Israel last year and had its nuclear facilities bombed by U.S. forces in June, is experiencing its largest anti-government demonstrations in years.
Trump said the United States may meet with Iranian officials and that he is in contact with Iran’s opposition while increasing pressure on Iran’s leaders, including threats of military action.
Tehran said on Monday it would keep lines of communication open with Washington as Trump considers how to respond to the situation in Iran. The situation in Iran poses one of the most severe tests for the country’s clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The demonstrations evolved from complaints about severe economic hardship to defiant calls for the collapse of entrenched religious institutions.
The American human rights organization HRANA stated, 599 confirmed deaths Since the protests began on December 28, there have been 510 protesters and 89 security personnel.
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said on Monday that while airstrikes were one of many options available to Trump, “diplomacy is always the president’s first choice.”
During his second term, Trump frequently threatened and imposed tariffs on other countries over their relationships with U.S. adversaries and what he said were unfair trade policies against Washington.
Trump’s trade policies are under legal pressure as the U.S. Supreme Court considers striking down most existing tariffs.
According to the latest data from the World Bank, Iran exported products to 147 trading partners in 2022.