Trump imposes 50 per cent tariffs on countries supplying military weapons to Iran

With ceasefire barely in place, US President Donald Trump is back to his “favourite” business — imposing tariffs — as he announced 50 per cent levies on unnammed countries supplying military weapons to Iran.

In a social media post on Truth Social, Trump said the tariffs will be effective immediately on any an all goods sold to the United States and that there will be no “exclusions and exemptions”.

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“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! President DJT,” the US President wrote.

While Trump chose not to name the specific  countries he has targeted, reports have suggested that Russia and China may have been helping Iran militarily during the ongoing war.

According to a report by the Atlantic Council, Russia, China and Iran have developed what it called an “Axis of Evasion”.

The report claimed that Beijing and Moscow “enable” Tehran to continue its “violence” across the Middle East through supply chains.

It further claimed that Iran continues to recieve dual-use technology from China, bypassing US and European sanctions.

“China has supplied Iran with drones, anti-ship cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and the components thereof, to aid in its aerial and maritime defense capabilities. In other instances, China directly supplies Iran with Western or Chinese technology components that are found in Iranian drones used against US military installations and economic interests in the Gulf, as well as on Russia’s battlefield in Ukraine,” the report added.

The development comes after US and Iran announced a conditional two-weak ceasefire. The truce, brokered by Pakistan, was annkunced just before Trump’s deadline to wipe out Iranian civilisation was about to expire.

In a statement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir “for their tireless efforts to end the war in the region.”

“In response to the brotherly request of PM Sharif in his tweet, and considering the request by the U.S. for negotiations based on its 15-point proposal, as well as the announcement by POTUS about acceptance of the general framework of Iran’s 10-point proposal as a basis for negotiations, I hereby declare on behalf of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council: If attacks against Iran are halted, our powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations,” Araghchi said.

Both countries are now set to hold further negotiations in Islamabad on Friday, April 10, 2026.