Trump threatens 10% tariff for ‘anti-American’ BRICS policies

TheStar Mon, Jul 07, 2025 12:51pm - 1 day View Original


From left: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China's Premier Li Qiang, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, July 6, 2025. -- Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP

PRESIDENT Donald Trump said he would put an additional 10% tariff on any country aligning themselves with "the Anti-American policies of BRICS,” injecting further uncertainty into global trade as the US continues to negotiate levies with many trading partners.

"Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff,” Trump said Sunday night in a Truth Social post. "There will be no exceptions to this policy.”

The comments come as the US prepares to send tariff letters to dozens of countries in the coming days, with the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on higher duties set to expire on Wednesday. Trump said in a separate post that the letters would start being delivered from noon Monday, Washington time.

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