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Trump threatens Japan with tariff up to 35% as deadline looms

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US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a "30% or 35%" tariff on Japan if a deal between the two countries is not reached before a deadline next week. That would be well above the 24% tariff Japan was hit with as part of Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" on 2 April, when he announced steep import duties on countries around the world. The tariffs on most trading partners were later lowered to 10% for 90 days to give them time to negotiate deals with Washington. That pause is due to expire on 9 July and Trump has said he is not thinking of extending the deadline. Trump also continued to cast doubt that an agreement could be reached with Tokyo. "We've dealt with Japan. I'm not sure we're going to make a deal. I doubt it," he told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. Japan's embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment. Like many other countries, most of Japan's exports to the US curre...
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Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister: regime change is a futile exercise

‘Regime change is a futile exercise’ Lyse Doucet speaks to Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, about the future of Iran’s nuclear programme and its government. The interview took place in the country’s capital Tehran after Iran’s twelve-day war with Israel. Both sides fired missiles into each other’s territories, with hundreds killed as military sites were destroyed and civilian infrastructure badly damaged. Israel first attacked Iran on the 13th of June, claiming Iran was close to building a nuclear weapon. The conflict ended when the United States bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites. It’s worth remembering, before any of the aggression started, talks about the future of Iran’s nuclear programme were ongoing with the US. But they were overshadowed by a report from International Atomic Energy Agency declaring Iran was in breach of its nuclear obligations and questioned why Iran was enriching uranium to such high levels. For now, there’s a ceasefire between Israel...
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