US President Donald Trump warned that Washington will impose an additional 5 per cent tariff on Mexico if it does not release water owed to the United States under a long-standing treaty, saying the dispute is harming Texas agriculture.

In a post on Truth Social on Monday (local time), Trump accused Mexico of failing to meet its treaty commitments for five years, saying the deficit has now surpassed “800,000 acre-feet of water”, which he called a major setback for “our beautiful Texas crops and livestock”.

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Trump said the US expects Mexico to deliver 200,000 acre-feet of water before December 31, with additional supplies to follow. He argued that recent requests from Washington have gone unanswered. “It is very unfair to our US Farmers who deserve this much-needed water,” h

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