Trump took to Truth Social in the late afternoon to announce the action.
“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,” he wrote. “This Order is final and conclusive.”
Hours earlier, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump has all options on the table, ranging from air strikes to diplomacy, in a potential response to the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protesters.
“Well, I think one thing President Trump is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table, and airstrikes would be one of the many, many options that are on the table for the commander-in-chief. Diplomacy is always the first option for the president,” Leavitt said when asked if airstrikes “were off the table.”
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