{"id":182152,"date":"2026-01-21T11:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/ortegas-relationship-with-iran-generates-another-risk-to-nicaraguas-exports-to-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:08:11","slug":"ortegas-relationship-with-iran-generates-another-risk-to-nicaraguas-exports-to-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/ortegas-relationship-with-iran-generates-another-risk-to-nicaraguas-exports-to-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Ortega&#8217;s Relationship With Iran Generates Another Risk to Nicaragua&#8217;s Exports to the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to impose a 25% tariff on any nation that &#8220;does business&#8221; with Iran would deal another blow to Nicaragua&#8217;s exports, which are already subject to an 18% tariff, well above its Central American neighbors, a region in which the U.S. market is the main destination for its production.<\/p>\n\n<p>Nicaraguan exports totaled $7,521.85 million in 2024, of which $3,640.69 million went to the United States (48.4% of the total), according to statistics from the Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cA country like Nicaragua, which has a strong trade relationship with the United States, would feel the impact of such tariff impositions,\u201d financial analyst Daniel Suchar told EFE.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/economia\/amenazas-externas-generaran-incertidumbre-economica-en-2026\/\">The impact would not be limited to exports<\/a>, but would also have direct effects on &#8220;employment, public finances and the balance of payments,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicaragua-es-el-pais-de-centroamerica-con-mas-aranceles\">Nicaragua is the Central American country facing the most tariffs<\/h2>\n\n<p>Trump announced on January 12, 2026, the imposition of a 25% tariff on imports from countries with trade relations with Iran. The executive order that would put this charge into effect\u2014along with details of its technical implementation\u2014has not yet been published in the Federal Register.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p>But it clearly represents another setback for Nicaraguan exports to the United States, which already face an 18% levy. This has reduced Nicaragua\u2019s competitiveness compared to its neighbors in the region, which pay 10%, with the exception of Costa Rica (15%).<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>The main products Nicaragua exports to the United States\u2014such as coffee, meat, sugar, gold, and textiles\u2014would lose competitiveness, which could translate into lost contracts, reduced exports, and a direct impact on employment, in an economy highly dependent on the U.S. market, Suchar explained.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-relacion-con-iran-un-nexo-ideologico-pero-no-economico\">Relationship with Iran: an ideological link but not an economic one<\/h2>\n\n<p>The tariff announced by Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/mundo\/mas-de-seiscientos-muertos-en-las-protestas-de-iran\/\">at a time when thousands of Iranian protesters were dying in the streets during a wave of repression by Persian authorities,<\/a> places Nicaragua in a vulnerable position due to the political ties and economic agreements signed with the Islamic Republic since 2023. So far, the Nicaraguan presidency has issued no comments on the measure. <\/p>\n\n<p>In June 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/politica\/presidente-de-iran-con-daniel-ortega-nuestras-relaciones-son-completamente-estrategicas\/\">during the visit to Managua by the then Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, the two governments signed three memorandums of understanding. Among them, the creation of a Joint Intergovernmental Commission for economic, trade, and scientific cooperation stands out. <\/p>\n\n<p>The political alliance was reaffirmed in February 2025, when Laureano Ortega Murillo\u2014son of co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo and the official in charge of the government\u2019s diplomatic and trade relations\u2014stated that Nicaragua and Iran maintain a political and ideological alliance against what he called \u201cthe empire,\u201d in reference to the United States.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>However, bilateral trade between Managua and Tehran is almost nonexistent. According to available data, in 2022 Nicaragua\u2019s sales to Iran reached $111,000, while imports of Iranian products totaled $30,000 in 2023. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-un-alejamiento-de-teheran\">A distancing from Tehran?<\/h2>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/mundo\/por-que-iran-es-tan-importante-en-la-escena-internacional\/\">In view of this panorama<\/a>, political analyst and former congressman Eliseo N\u00fa\u00f1ez said that the Ortega\u2013Murillo government\u2019s room for maneuver is limited, though he does not rule out that Managua may try to distance itself from Tehran.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt wouldn\u2019t surprise me if they renounce these treaties with Iran through a resolution by the National Assembly,\u201d he noted.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>Economist Marco Pe\u00f1a believes the situation is especially delicate because the United States views Nicaragua as an access point for extra-regional actors considered \u201chostile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Ortega, 80, has maintained a close political relationship with Iran for 19 years, since returning to power in Nicaragua. The Nicaraguan leader\u2014who also governed for a decade after the victory of the Sandinista Popular Revolution\u2014has on various occasions described Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution and the Sandinista Revolution as \u201csister revolutions,\u201d having both come to power in 1979. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to impose a 25% tariff on any nation that &#8220;does business&#8221; with Iran would deal another blow to Nicaragua&#8217;s exports, which are already subject to an 18% tariff, well above its Central American neighbors, a region in which the U.S. market is the main destination for its production. 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