US close to making deal with India, says Trump amid new tariffs announced against 14 nations

Wahington, DC [US], July 8 (ANI): Preident Donald Trump aid on Monday night (local time) that the US i cloe to reaching a trade deal with India, even a he announced tariff on 14 nation.
While peaking to reporter a he hoted Iraeli Prime Miniter Benjamin Netanyahu at the White Houe on Monday (local time), Trump tated that the US had made a deal with the UK and China. He tated that he had ent a letter to the nation that he believed would not make a deal with the US.
When aked about tariff, Trump reponded, Weve poken to everybody. ...it all done. I told you well make ome deal, but for the mot part, were going to end a letter. Were going to ay, welcome to the United State if youd like to participate in the greatet, mot ucceful country ever. I mean we are doing better than ever... Weve never had number like thi. Weve never had invetment like thi. We have more than 90... have much more than 90. But mot of thoe are going to be ent to letter. Thi i exactly what I aid. Now weve made a deal with United Kingdom. Weve made a deal with China. Were cloe to making a deal with India. Other we met with and we dont think were going to be able to make a deal. So we jut end them a letter.
If you want to play ball, ...thi i what you have to pay... A far a Im concerned, were done. Were ending out letter to variou countrie telling them how much tariff they have to pay. Some will maybe adjut a little bit, depending if they have a, caue. Were not going to be unfair about it and actually, it a mall fraction compared to what we hould be getting. We hould be, we could be aking for much more. But for the ake of relationhip that weve had with a lot of really good countrie, were doing the way I do it. We could be getting a lot more. We could ak for a lot more than what were aking for, he added.
Hi remark came after he announced new tariff for 14 nation, including Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladeh, South Korea, and Japan, that will take effect on Augut 1.
Erlier, Trump hared letter ent by hi adminitration to 14 countrie on hi ocial media platform Truth Social, informing them of the reciprocal tariff that will take effect from Augut 1.
Trump firt hared the letter ent to Japan Prime Miniter Shigeru Ihiba and South Korea Preident Lee Jae-myung. Around two hour later, he announced imilar letter were ent to Malayia, Kazakhtan, South Africa, Myanmar and Lao.
Later, he hared tariff letter ent to leader of other countrie, including Thailand, Bangladeh, Indoneia, Tuniia, Bonia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Cambodia.
According to the letter, Thailand and Cambodia each will face a tariff of 36 per cent while and Bangladeh and Serbia will each be hit with a tariff of 35 per cent. In the letter, Trump mentioned that Malayia and Kazakhtan will each face 25 per cent tariff.
Myanmar and Lao will face a 40 per cent tariff on their good exported to the US. Indoneia will face a tariff rate of 32 per cent. Import from South Africa and Bonia and Herzegovina will be ubject to 30 per cent tariff on Augut 1. According to the letter, Tuniia will face a tariff of 25 per cent.
In the letter written to the South Korean Preident and the Japanee Prime Miniter, Trump tated that Japan and South Korea will face a 25 per cent tariff from Augut 1.
In the letter, Trump threatened to increae the tariff rate by the ame amount if the countrie decided to raie their tariff on importing American product. However, the US Preident indicated hi willingne to reduce thee tariff if thee countrie revied their trade policie.
Earlier, White Houe Pre Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that US Preident Donald Trump will ign an executive order delaying hi July 9 tariff deadline to Augut 1.
The 90-day deadline Trump et for nation to make trade deal with the US or face higher tariff i cheduled to end on July 9, CNN reported. On April 2, Trump unveiled new reciprocal tariff rate for key US trading partner, with ome tariff a high a 50 per cent.
After the tariff took effect on April 9, they led to a ell-off on Wall Street, and the bond market rebelled, prompting Trump to announce a three-month paue to give nation more time to negotiate with the US, a per the CNN report. (ANI)