The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, announced the introduction of a 25 percent tariff on all countries that continue to do business with the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the message that the measure will take effect immediately. Trump announced this decision without further technical explanations, stressing that it will apply to every country that maintains trade relations with Tehran.
“Every country that does business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a 25% tariff, effective immediately,” Trump said.
The American president did not specify how the tariffs will be implemented in practice, nor did he specify whether they will cover all forms of trade or only certain sectors. Also, there is currently no information on possible exceptions or a transition period for countries that have existing agreements with Iran.
Trump’s statement comes at a time of increased political and security tensions regarding Iran, as well as in the context of current protests in that country. This move fits in with the earlier policy of the US administration, which has repeatedly announced additional economic and political pressure on the Iranian authorities, with the aim of limiting their international influence and access to global markets.
For now, it is not known how Iran’s key trading partners will react to this announcement, nor whether the measure will cause wider consequences for global economic flows.
(Vijesti.ba)
