Indonesia Dismisses Impact of Trump’s Anti-Iran Tariff Threat

Jakarta: Indonesia is not concerned by United States President Donald Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs on countries that continue trading with Iran, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Tuesday, citing Jakarta’s limited commercial exposure to Tehran.

Speaking on the sidelines of a prelude event to the Jakarta Food Security Summit, Airlangga said Indonesia views the proposed measure as having minimal impact on the domestic economy, given the relatively small volume of bilateral trade between Indonesia and Iran.

“Indonesia’s trade relations with Iran are not significant, so this policy does not raise concerns for us,” Airlangga said, as quoted by Antara on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Airlangga declined to elaborate on whether Jakarta would take any diplomatic or economic steps in response to the announcement.

He added that the government would continue to monitor global developments but stressed that the U.S. policy should not be seen as a risk to Indonesia’s economic stability or trade outlook, particularly as Jakarta remains focused on diversifying export markets and strengthening regional cooperation.

Airlangga’s remarks followed a statement by Trump on his Truth Social platform, in which the U.S. president announced a 25 percent import tariff on goods from any country that continues to do business with Iran, amid Washington’s concerns over ongoing anti-government protests in the Islamic Republic.

“Effective immediately, any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a tariff of 25 percent on any and all business being done with the United States of America,” Trump wrote, describing the measure as “final and decisive.”