President of United States Donald Trump has warned against supplying arms to Iran, threatening a 50% US tariffs on any country that does so, with immediate effect.
“A country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.
He also said in a separate post that his administration is “talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran,” several hours after he announced a temporary ceasefire with Tehran, which had agreed to temporarily reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz.
This comes after Trump halted planned strikes on Iran for two weeks, opening a narrow window for ceasefire talks amid rising global tensions.
The White House officials told Reuters that Israel has also agreed to a temporary ceasefire, raising cautious hopes of a broader diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Iran has announced a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a potential de-escalation in tensions following weeks of conflict involving the United States and Israel.
Abbas Araghchi said the decision is tied to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which Iran will also suspend its defensive military actions—provided hostilities against it come to an end.
“For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations,” Araghchi said on Tuesday night.
“If attacks against Iran are halted, our powerful armed forces will cease their defensive operations.”
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global oil route, and its reopening is expected to ease pressure on international energy markets that have been rattled by the conflict.
