Ban on business with Iran: how will it affect Iranians?

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  What could more tariffs do to Iran's already struggling economy?

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  It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Liana Byrne.

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  We look at the latest US consumer prices and the world bank says the global economy is doing better than expected.

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  We'll start in Iran where hundreds of people are protesting on the streets.

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  Witnesses are suggesting the number of people killed

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  since the demonstrations began may be in the thousands.

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  U.S.

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  President Donald Trump recently posted on TruthSocial that help is on its way.

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  He also says that any country doing business with Iran will face a 25 percent tariff on trade with the United States.

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  Hashair Jonidi is the BBC Persian reporter currently in Washington and he told me more.

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  President Trump has frequently used trade tariffs as a tool to advance U.S.

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  foreign policy.

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  And this latest move, which is a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran,

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