Trump: Any country doing business with Iran faces 25 percent tariffs

Trump has announced immediate tariffs against countries that do business with Iran. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“This Order is final and conclusive. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” The president has regularly used tariffs to threaten countries over his foreign policy goals, with an upcoming Supreme Court decision expected to rule on their legality.

Iran ‘may not be willing’ to make concessions to Trump

Iran may be less willing to provide the US maximum concessions in negotiations now that it has gained the upper hand in controlling mass protests, an analyst has told Al Jazeera.

Trump “probably now thinks he’s in a position where Iran is reeling at home … [and] he can extract maximum concessions”, said Jamal Abdi, the president of the National Iranian American Council.

The Iranian government was “much more beleaguered” over the weekend, but “the massive show of violence over the weekend may have deterred a lot of people from coming to the streets”, Abdi said.

“They apparently have some control over the streets and the situation, and they may not be as willing to make those concessions as Trump thinks,” he said.

Still, with Iran’s underlying economic problems ongoing – and the prospect of upcoming funerals and ceremonies “marking the many, many dead Iranian civilians” – unrest is likely to continue.

“This is not going away,” Abdi added.