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President of the United States Donald J. Trump delivers remarks to a assemblage astatine an America250 rally successful Des Moines, Iowa, United States, connected July 3, 2025.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced that an further 10% tariff volition beryllium charged to countries "aligning themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS," without elaborating.
"Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, volition beryllium charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There volition beryllium nary exceptions to this policy," Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social Sunday evening stateside.
Trump's announcement came arsenic the BRICS bloc of processing countries person gathered successful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a summit.
The BRICS radical includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran. The bloc describes itself arsenic "a governmental and diplomatic coordination forum for countries from the Global South and for coordination successful the astir divers areas."
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent premier Li Qiang to the gathering successful his absence, portion Russian President Vladimir Putin attended online.
Separately, Trump confirmed that the U.S. volition commencement delivering letters connected Monday, detailing country-specific tariff rates and immoderate agreements reached with assorted trading partners.
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