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US trading partners hit back on steel, aluminum tariffs

US President Donald Trump gestures alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin (R) and his wife Mary O'Shea (L) during a St. Patrick's Day Reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2025. [AFP]

Major US trading partners announced countermeasures Wednesday after Donald Trump's blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect, prompting the president to vow a further response.

The steep 25-percent levies contained no exemptions despite countries' efforts to avert them, marking an expansion from Trump's recent duties on Canada, Mexico and China since returning to the White House.

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