{"id":2534176,"date":"2026-01-12T22:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-imposes-25-tariff-on-any-country-doing-business-with-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:14:38","slug":"trump-imposes-25-tariff-on-any-country-doing-business-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-imposes-25-tariff-on-any-country-doing-business-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-imposes-25-tariff-on-any-country-doing-business-with-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2534176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced an immediate 25% tariff on &#8220;any and all&#8221; U.S. business with countries that conduct trade with Iran, saying the order is &#8220;final and conclusive.&#8221; The measure aims too pressure Iran amid nationwide antigovernment protests by targeting the country&#8217;s trading partners &#8211; including China, the UAE, India and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration came as protests against Iran&#8217;s Islamic regime have intensified for roughly two weeks.U.S.-based Human Rights activists in Iran reported at least 500 killed and 10,600 arrested, while Norway-based Iran Human Rights put the death toll as high as 2,000. Iran&#8217;s state media showed footage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scientists-discover-ancient-never-before-seen-viruses-frozen-in-ice\/\" title=\"Scientists Discover Ancient, Never-Before-Seen Viruses Frozen In Ice\">mass casualties<\/a>, but independant verification has been hampered by internet shutdowns and phone cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested military options, including possible airstrikes, remain on the table but said diplomacy is preferred; the White House said he has been briefed on &#8220;new options.&#8221; He also said Iranian leaders have indicated a willingness to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>Some protesters have called for exiled royal Reza Pahlavi to lead Iran if the clerical regime falls. Pahlavi,who lives near Washington,has expressed readiness to return and praised Trump&#8217;s support for the movement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2471174\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed on Monday that he is using tariffs to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">target Iran<\/a>, appearing to mark the administration&rsquo;s latest effort to support anti-government protesters seeking to topple their country&rsquo;s Islamic regime.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Effectively immediately,&rdquo; countries conducting business with Iran will be forced to pay a 25% tariff on &ldquo;any and all business&rdquo; done with the United States, according to Trump. China, the United Arab Emirates, India, and Turkey rank among Iran&rsquo;s largest trading partners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4414617\/white-house-defends-doj-investigation-federal-reserve-jerome-powell\/\">White House defends DOJ investigation of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4414741\/smithsonian-changes-trump-national-portrait-gallery-plaque-exclude-impeachment-mention\/\">Smithsonian changes Trump&rsquo;s National Portrait Gallery plaque to exclude impeachment mention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4414446\/trump-affordability-troubles-midterm-elections\/\">Trump is throwing affordability &#8216;spaghetti at the wall&#8217; &mdash; will anything stick for the midterm elections?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This Order is final and conclusive,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"...: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">president wrote<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115884319075881590\">in a statement<\/a> to Truth Social.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the latest wave of protests, which have gripped the country for roughly two <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >weeks amid worsening economic conditions<\/a>, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&rsquo;s regime has killed at least 500 people and arrested 10,600 people, according to U.S.-based rights group Human Rights Activists in Iran. The number killed could be as high as 2,000, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights organization <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/iranhr.net\/en\/articles\/8526\/\">said<\/a> Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Iran&rsquo;s state-controlled media <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-protests-us-trump-death-toll-latest-araghchi-claims-situation-under-control\/\">aired videos<\/a> showing mass casualties wrapped in black bags in and outside a morgue. The &ldquo;majority of them are ordinary people, and their families are ordinary people as well,&rdquo; state media said.&nbsp;It has been difficult for independent sources to verify the numbers, as the internet is down in Iran and phone lines have been cut off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has suggested U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/4414361\/trump-says-iran-wants-to-negotiate\/\">military action backing protesters<\/a> against the Iranian regime could be imminent. At the same time, he has urged the ayatollah to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4414493\/iran-prepared-war-hoping-negotiations-us-protests\/\">pursue peace talks<\/a> and democratic reforms. Airstrikes are one of many options that are on the table, though &ldquo;diplomacy is always the first option,&rdquo; for Trump, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.&nbsp;A senior U.S. official told CBS News the previous day that the president had been briefed on &ldquo;new options&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-carries-out-airstrike-against-iranian-backed-militia-target-in-syria-officials-say\/\" title=\"U.S. Carries Out Airstrike Against ...ian-Backed Militia Target in Syria, Officials Say\">military strikes<\/a> in Iran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The leaders of Iran called,&rdquo; Trump told reporters Sunday on Air Force One, adding that &ldquo;a meeting is being set up &hellip; They want to negotiate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But he warned Iran <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4414278\/trump-weighing-very-strong-options-us-response-iran\/\">may have already crossed <\/a>a &ldquo;red line.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We may have to act before a meeting. &hellip; There seem to be some people killed that aren&rsquo;t supposed to be killed,&rdquo; the president said, revealing he is receiving hourly briefings on the situation. &ldquo;They rule through violence.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many protesters are calling for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4413981\/iran-reza-pahlavi-trump-protesters-support\/\">Reza Pahlavi<\/a>, the exiled son of Iran&rsquo;s last shah, or king, to lead the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi ruled Iran for nearly four decades before his authoritarian, monarchy-style government, which was aligned with the West and open at times to democratic reforms, was toppled during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which installed the ayatollah at the head of an Islamic theocracy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His son, who now lives in a Washington, D.C., suburb, was undergoing fighter pilot training in the U.S when the revolution swept his homeland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Protesters hold up placards and flags as they demonstrate outside the Iranian Embassy in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4413856\/america-250-great-american-state-fair-ufc-fight-dc\/\"><strong>AMERICA 250 TO INCLUDE &lsquo;GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR&rsquo; AND UFC FIGHT AT HISTORIC DC VENUES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the exiled Pahlavi said he stands ready to return to Iran &ldquo;at the first possible opportunity,&rdquo; should Khamenei be overthrown. He credited Trump with having a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pahlavi-says-trump-total-opposite-of-obama-and-biden-on-iran\/\" title=\"Pahlavi says ... &#039;total opposite&#039; of Obama and Biden on ...\">tremendous positive effect&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on the cause of freedom in Iran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s hope that we can permanently seal this legacy by liberating Iran so that we and you can make Iran great again,&rdquo; Pahlavi said. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s partner on this and have a better future for our countries and for our people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump imposes 25% tariff on nations trading with Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2534177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26012633724968.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3823,50406,3634],"class_list":["post-2534176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26012633724968.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2534176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534180,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2534176\/revisions\/2534180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2534177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2534176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2534176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2534176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}