This Order is final and conclusive.
The promise
Trump announced that countries doing business with Iran would face a 25 percent tariff on their business with the United States. He presented the measure as taking effect immediately during a violent crackdown on Iranian demonstrations. The announcement did not specify how exposure would be calculated or how the additional charge would interact with existing tariffs. The supporting argument was that pressure on Iran's trading partners could reduce resources available to its government. The objection was that the threat could disrupt unrelated trade and increase costs for American importers. This record captures the announced threat and does not assume that a social-media post by itself completed implementation.
