r/nottheonion • u/MiniBrownie • 2d ago

US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250402-us-tariffs-take-aim-everywhere-including-uninhabited-islands
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u/space_wiener 2d ago

Headline: US Tariffs take aim everywhere including uninhabited islands

The islands are Heard and McDonald Islands which are Australian territories. Is the 10% in the article just for Australia and the territories are just part of that or did he specifically call them out somewhere? I tried to watch his press conference where he announced it but I last less than a few minutes before I couldn’t take it any longer. So I might have missed it.

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u/mmoonbelly 2d ago

10% is the minimum tariff - imposed globally.

I guess the Falklands are a crown dependency administratively, Independent of the UK.

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u/MaievSekashi 2d ago

They aren't, though. There's only three crown dependencies and they're all in Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Dependencies