Trump signs order threatening tariffs on nations doing business with Iran

February 6, 2026 5:20 PM EST

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he announced the creation of a critical mineral reserve, in the Oval Office at the White House, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON, ⁠Feb ⁠6 (Reuters) - ‍U.S. President Donald ‍Trump signed an ​executive order ​on Friday that may impose a 25% tariff ​on countries that ​do business with Iran.

The ‌order comes as tensions between ​Iran and ⁠U.S. continue to ‌simmer even as the ‌two countries engaged ‌in talks this week.

(Reporting by Jasper ‍Ward and Christian Martinez in ⁠Washington; editing by Michelle Nichols and Caitlin Webber)



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