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

iPhone 16. Image: Apple

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, …