Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran's tariffs will be lower than the 20% tariffs imposed by the United States, according to a report from an Arab-world affairs outlet. The statement is the latest in a series of exchanges between Araghchi and U.S. President Donald Trump over trade and tariffs.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has responded to the 20% tariffs recently imposed by the United States, stating that Iran's tariffs will be lower, according to Abu Salih, an Arab-world affairs journalist. The comment comes hours after Araghchi said earlier today that President Trump was "completely right" about the principle of compensating safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, but that the 20% fee was excessive (as The Zioneer reported at 21:01 Jerusalem). The new statement adds to a series of exchanges between the two officials over trade and security, as the U.S. has also imposed tariffs on Iran as part of its maximum pressure campaign. Araghchi's remarks have not been independently confirmed by official Iranian state media, and the specifics of the tariff levels were not disclosed.
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