🇺🇸 What’s Happening — Big New U.S. Tariff Policy
📊 Major U.S. announcement:
• The U.S. says any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on all trade with the United States. This was declared via a Truth Social post on January 12, 2026 and said to be effective immediately. �
Reuters +1
⚠️ No official legal document released yet:
• The White House has not published formal legal documents or detailed implementation rules, and it’s unclear how “doing business with Iran” will be defined or enforced. �
Business Standard
🌍 Potentially affected countries include:
China (biggest Iran partner)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
India
Turkey
Iraq and others
These nations are at risk of facing higher tariffs if they continue trade with Tehran. �
TASS +1
Global reaction:
• China strongly opposes the move, calling it unilateral and illegal. �
• India’s government says impact may be minimal, given its limited Iran trade compared with other partners. �
The Times of India
💰 Crypto & Sanctions Context
While the tariff news itself is trade policy, there are crypto-related developments involving Iran and financial sanctions:
🪙 Iran and cryptocurrency use amid sanctions
🔹 Iranian Revolutionary Guard used crypto to bypass sanctions:
• A major report shows Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) moved about $1 billion in cryptocurrency through UK-registered exchanges, primarily using USDT (Tether) on the TRON network, to evade sanctions. �
The Washington Post +1
🔹 Crypto as sanctions-evasion tool:
• Other reports note increasing crypto outflows from Iran in response to broader sanctions, with Iranians turning to #Bitcoin❗ and other digital assets as capital flight or markets collapse. �
🪙 How tariffs might affect crypto markets
There’s no direct official link yet between the U.S. tariffs and crypto price moves, but analysts warn:#USDemocraticPartyBlueVault #USNonFarmPayrollReport #USTradeDeficitShrink