On Wednesday, Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on any country supplying military weapons to Iran, stating the measures would take effect "immediately" and offer "no exemptions." However, reports indicate that the legal basis for this threat is unclear. Trump previously relied on the 1977 Emergency Powers Act to broadly impose tariffs, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February this year that it is no longer a valid primary legal foundation. Currently, the remaining tariff tools available to him are narrower in scope and typically require more specific legal justifications and more comprehensive investigation procedures. The White House has not yet clarified which legal authority the president would use to enforce this latest threat. Theoretically, Trump could invoke Section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act to impose up to a 50% tariff on countries engaging in discriminatory trade practices, but applying it to penalize arms sales to Iran would involve a clearly strained legal interpretation.
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