Apple airlifted "as many as 1.5 million" iPhones to U.S. to beat tariffs

Reuters reports that Apple chartered enough cargo flights to ship 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S.—'as many as 1.5 million'—having rushed production in anticipation of President Trump's on-again off-again tarriff regime.

Analysts have warned that U.S. prices of iPhones could surge, given Apple's high reliance on imports from China, the main manufacturing hub of the devices, which is subject to Trump's highest tariff rate of 125%.

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