Which Middle Eastern countries are targeted by Trump's tariffs?

US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping expansion of global tariffs, targeting a new round of countries across multiple regions, and several in the Middle East and North Africa are now in the crosshairs.

The move comes as part of what Trump has branded an "economic reset", with the White House extending its global tariff rollout and warning countries of severe trade penalties for what it claims are unfair practices.

While much of the focus has been on Asia and Europe, a growing list of MENA states are being drawn in.

Here's a breakdown of the Middle Eastern and North African countries targeted so far:

Iraq

Iraq was one of the first regional countries to receive a formal warning. On Wednesday, Trump sent a letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani threatening to impose a 30 percent tariff on all Iraqi imports to the US starting 1 August.

In the letter, Trump also threatened that any retaliatory tariffs from Baghdad would be met with an equivalent increase on top of the 30 percent base. The warning comes despite recent efforts to strengthen economic ties, including an April visit to Iraq by a US trade delegation that led to energy deals.

In 2024, trade between the two countries totalled $9.1 billion, the vast majority from Iraqi exports to the US.

Algeria

Algeria was also hit with a 30 percent tariff threat in a letter sent to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The same terms applied, with tariffs beginning on 1 August, and any reciprocal measures will be matched.

Bilateral trade stood at $3.5 billion last year, with the US importing $2.5 billion of Algerian goods.

Libya

Libya received a nearly identical warning. Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba was informed of the pending tariffs, again set at 30 percent with retaliatory threats attached.

Trade between the two countries is valued at $2 billion, with oil comprising the bulk of Libya’s $1.5 billion in exports to the US.

Tunisia

Tunisia was also placed on notice, though at a slightly lower rate. In a letter sent Monday, Trump threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on Tunisian goods, down from an initial 28 percent announced on 2 April, a date Trump marked as “Liberation Day” in his economic policy calendar.

The US imports $1.1 billion in goods from Tunisia annually.

Egypt, UAE and Iran (via BRICS)

Though not named individually in the latest letters, Egypt, the UAE, and Iran have been swept up in Trump’s blanket threat against the BRICS bloc, whose expanded membership now includes all three countries.

Trump announced a 10 percent tariff on all BRICS members, accusing the group of trying to undermine the US economy and dollar dominance.

Egypt and the UAE maintain close economic ties with Washington, but Iran remains under extensive sanctions and was recently targeted in US airstrikes during a short-lived war with Israel.

Even key ally Israel not spared

In a surprising move, Israel was also included in Trump’s April "Liberation Day" tariffs, with the US initially threatening a 17 percent tariff on Israeli imports.

That figure was later negotiated down to 10 percent, the new standard rate Trump has set for allied nations.