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Trump threatens tariffs of 50% on nations supplying weapons to Iran

Trump threatens tariffs of 50% on nations supplying weapons to Iran

US President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. will impose tariffs of 50% on “any and all” goods imported to the country from any nation “supplying military weapons to Iran”, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday. Trump said in a Truth Social post that any country found to be supplying Iran with weapons would be subject to the levy “immediately”, with no “exclusions or exemptions”. The president wrote: “A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions!” It came as Trump said the U.S. would “work closely” with Iranian authorities, following the ceasefire agreement announced on Tuesday and what Trump called “very productive regime change”. Trump said in a separate Truth Social post that “there will …

Brave1, the online armory supplying Ukraine’s troops, reveals the limits of its efficiency

Brave1, the online armory supplying Ukraine’s troops, reveals the limits of its efficiency

The Brave1 Market platform’s web page, in Kyiv, on July 9, 2025. TETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFP From an almost nonexistent industry at the start of Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, the country’s defense technology sector has, out of necessity, become one of the world’s most innovative. Brave1 is central to this military tech revolution. The platform, which was launched under the Ministry of Digital Transformation in April 2023, coordinates the actions of all kinds of stakeholders to respond to Ukraine’s front-line needs as quickly as possible. Politicians, military officials, industry companies, investors and fundraising organizations have all worked together to accelerate innovation, certification and production of military equipment. Inspired by the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), Brave1 stands out for the speed of its certification procedures. The time between a project’s submission and its approval spans two to three months on average, whereas several years are sometimes necessary in the US or Europe. This approval is cemented by the project being assigned a NATO Stock …

Man jailed for supplying thousands of small boats and engines to Channel people smugglers

Man jailed for supplying thousands of small boats and engines to Channel people smugglers

A Turkish national has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of supplying thousands of small boats and engines used by people smugglers to transport asylum seekers across the English Channel. Adem Savas was also fined €400,000 (£346,000). The 45-year-old was arrested after arriving at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam in November 2024 and stood trial in Bruges, Belgium, for alleged involvement in people smuggling operations. He was accused of supplying engines and boats to people smugglers, shipping the boats from Turkey and storing them in Germany until they were transported to northern France. Savas was initially identified by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) after an investigation into Kurdish crime boss Hewa Rahimpur. Rahimpur headed a major Europe-wide smuggling ring thought to be behind the movement of more than 10,000 migrants in small boat crossings to the UK. He was arrested in 2022 near Ilford in east London and extradited to Belgium, where he was jailed for 11 years in October 2023, a sentence later increased to 13 years on appeal. Analysis of …