Canada strikes back at America with tariffs; Iran vows sanctions retaliation, and more

from The World in Brief from The Economist

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on $20bn-worth of American goods, from September 8th, matching levies imposed by America after trade talks collapsed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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