25% tariff on countries trading with Iran, Trump announces

US president Donald Trump announced that the US is imposing a 25% tariff on any country that is trading with Iran even as Tehran has embarked on a violent crackdown against the wave of protests.

“Effective immediately, any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran ‌will pay a Tariff of ‍25 per cent ‌on any and all business being done with the United States of ‌America,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

“This order is final and conclusive,” he said.

At least 648 people have been killed due to the crackdown by the Iranian regime.