<h1>US embassy social post seeks to steady people-to-people ties amid 50% tariffs and 25% crude-linked duties (WTO Art. XX)</h1> A diplomatic social-media post by the US embassy promotes bilateral people-to-people ties amid a severe downturn in relations caused by recent unilateral tariff measures: the US reportedly doubled tariffs on imports from the other country to 50% and imposed an additional 25% duty tied to purchases of a third country's crude. The measures raise potential trade-law and treaty issues, risk formal dispute settlement under international trade rules, and signal coercive economic leverage that complicates ongoing diplomatic engagement during multilateral meetings; the post appears aimed at managing domestic and international perceptions.