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An article from Trump calls for 50% tariff on goods from nations arming Iran The president said the duty is effective immediately, although it’s unclear how it would be implemented after the Supreme Court clipped Trump’s power to issue broad levies. Published April 9, 2026 Max Garland Senior Reporter Share Copy link Email LinkedIn X/Twitter Facebook Print License Add us on Google U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Trump said no exclusions or exemptions will be granted on a 50% tariff he announced against countries supplying military weapons to Iran. Alex Wong via Getty Images First published on The U.S. will apply a 50% tariff on goods from countries supplying military weapons to Iran, effective immediately, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Wednesday. "There will be no exclusions or exemptions!" Trump wrote, without naming specific countries that would be tariffed. The White House has yet to publish any official documentation of the tariff as of Wednesday morning and Trump did not indicate how the levy would be installed. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s ability to unilaterally impose broad tariffs using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a statute the president had frequently leveraged to enact levies.  “It was stated in the post this would be ‘immediately’ but it isn't clear how or under what authority/trade remedy. With IEEPA go...