"If that is not the case, a tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the US."Adding uncertainty to his ultimatum, Trump later said the tariff wouldn't apply to just the iPhone but also to any smartphone made outside the US.

Is now a good time to upgrade your iPhone? Not since the lights nearly went out on TikTok have U.S. consumers been so rattled. That might be an overstatement, but President Donald Trump has shown he has the power to save or cause trouble for companies that don’t adhere to his political agenda — and Apple is no exception.

The once-solid relationship between President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook is breaking down over the idea of a U.S.-made iPhone.