Trump Orders 25 Percent Tariffs on Nations Trading With Iran

The president cited national security concerns while imposing the levies, following through on threats made in January.

The cargo ship Inter Sydney, flying under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, sails through the Shahid Beheshti Port in the southeastern Iranian coastal city of Chabahar, on the Gulf of Oman on Feb. 25, 2019. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 6 imposing tariffs as high as 25 percent, effective at midnight on Feb. 7, on products imported to the United States from any country doing business with Iran.

He said national security necessitates the order, writing that tariffs will “more effectively deal” with the Iranian regime.