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Containers are stored at a container terminal in Duisburg, Germany, the day after President Trump announced new tariffs for the EU and the rest of the world, April 3, 2025
IRAN: President Pezeshkian again pledged today that his nation is “not after a nuclear bomb” ahead of talks between Tehran and the United States, while dangling the prospect of direct US investment in the Islamic Republic if the countries can reach a deal.
“His excellency has no opposition to investment by American investors in Iran,” Mr Pezeshkian said in a speech in Tehran, referring to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “American investors: Come and invest.”
EUROPEAN UNION: Member states voted today to approve retaliatory tariffs on $23 billion (£18bn) of goods in response to US President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.
With attacks on industry, healthcare and education intensifying, JAMSHID AHMADI warns of a deliberate drive to cripple Iran and calls for urgent global action
