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Trump threatens China with 'staggering' tariffs if it helps Iran
12 April 2026 15:55 BST
US President Donald Trump has threatened China with "staggering" new tariffs if the country provides military assistance to Iran.
"If we catch them doing that, they get a 50 percent tariff, which is a staggering - that's a staggering amount," the president said in an interview with Fox News.
Trump said: "We’re not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like.
"I could take out Iran in one day… I could have their entire energy, everything, every one of their plants, their electric generating plants, which is a big deal."