US tariffs: Myanmar, Laos, Syria hit with steepest levies

Myanmar remains under US sanctions following its 2021 coup, and Laos has drawn US scrutiny for deepening ties with China. Syria, meanwhile, had been penalized for human rights abuses under former President Bashar Al-Assad. In Myanmar's case, trade with the US totalled $734 million last year - yet the penalty will deepen an economic collapse that began when Min Aung Hlaing seized power in a coup more than four years ago.

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