US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate 25% tariff on any country conducting business with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He declared the measure “final and conclusive” in a Monday post on his Truth Social platform.
The announcement provides no specifics on enforcement or what level of commercial activity qualifies as “doing business” with Iran.
It coincides with widespread anti-government protests in Iran that began on December 28, initially over currency devaluation before expanding into broader demonstrations against economic hardship and political conditions.
According to rights groups, hundreds of protesters have been killed and thousands injured in the government’s crackdown, with internet restrictions hindering independent verification.
Iran’s economy, already strained by US sanctions and domestic issues, faces potential further pressure from this new policy, which could exacerbate shortages and inflation for ordinary Iranians.
Trump has previously warned of “very strong options” and said the US is prepared to aid protesters if the violence continues.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
