KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he has initiated high-level discussions with the United States following its decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Malaysia and over 180 other countries.

According to a report by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), Anwar said he had contacted individuals close to former US president Donald Trump, while Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan had received a call from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue negotiations.

"I have personally contacted several individuals close to (Donald) Trump," Anwar was quoted as saying during a Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration in Melaka today.

"And yesterday, our foreign minister, Mohamad Hasan, received a call from US Secretary of S...