Middle Eastern countries face new Trump tariffs: What to know

President Donald Trump announced adjusted tariffs on exports to the United States late Thursday on more than 90 countries ahead of his August 1 deadline, and Middle Eastern and North African economies were not spared.

Background: Tariffs have become a defining policy of the second Trump administration. On April 2, the president announced levies in response to what he claimed were unfair trade practices by other countries against the United States. Many countries responded with reciprocal…