The US-based Human Rights Watch News Agency (HRNA) has reported that nearly 500 protesters and 48 security personnel have been killed in Iran.
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US President Donald Trump has decided to increase customs duties by 25% on goods coming from countries that have commercial relations with Iran.
The US move comes as anti-government protests enter their third week, in a bid to pressure Tehran.
"Any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a 25% tariff on any and all trade with the United States," Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday. "This order is final and conclusive."
China is Iran's largest trading partner, followed by Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and India. Trump had previously threatened to intervene militarily in Iran if more protesters were killed.
The White House did not provide further details about the tariffs. The protests began on December 28 in Iran as inflation caused prices to rise. The demonstrations have challenged the legitimacy of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The US-based Human Rights News Agency (HRNA) said about 500 protesters and 48 security personnel were killed in Iran.
However, in the last few days, internet and telephone services have been cut off here and the government has tried to hide the death toll. That is why it is estimated that the death toll may be higher.
