UAE Says Trump Iran Tariff ‘Is Going to Have an Impact For Sure’

The United Arab Emirates said the US imposing a 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran will impact its commodity supplies, including food, yet details remain unclear on how Washington would apply the fee.

Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said the UAE is Iran’s second-largest trading partner and that authorities are still evaluating the consequences of such a decision, if applied.

“They’re one of the main providers and suppliers of many of our commodities, especially when it comes to food products,” Al Zeyoudi said at a conference in Abu Dhabi in some of the first comments from ...