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Trump imposes new 10%-12.5% tariffs on 60 trading partners as blanket duty expires
President Trump replaced an expiring near-blanket 10% tariff — struck down earlier this year by the Supreme Court — with new duties ranging from 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, announced July 24 and taking effect Friday morning. The affected countries, including Canada, Mexico, India, the UK, and the EU, account for roughly 99.4% of US imports. The administration invoked Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, citing the countries' inadequate enforcement of forced-labor import bans.
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Trump imposes new 10%-12.5% tariffs on 60 trading partners as blanket duty expires
President Trump replaced an expiring near-blanket 10% tariff — struck down earlier this year by the Supreme Court — with new duties ranging from 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, announced July 24 and taking effect Friday morning. The affected countries, including Canada, Mexico, India, the UK, and the EU, account for roughly 99.4% of US imports. The administration invoked Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, citing the countries' inadequate enforcement of forced-labor import bans.
Trump signals 'massive attack' on Iran may not be necessary, in possible shift
A day after threatening a "massive attack" on Iran and saying Israel "would join in two minutes," President Trump said on July 24 that such a strike may not be necessary after all. The remark came as the war between the US, Israel, and Iran entered its 13th consecutive night of American airstrikes, with the US service-member death toll reaching 18 and violence also flaring in the West Bank.
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A day after threatening a "massive attack" on Iran and saying Israel "would join in two minutes," President Trump said on July 24 that such a strike may not be necessary after all. The remark came as the war between the US, Israel, and Iran entered its 13th consecutive night of American airstrikes, with the US service-member death toll reaching 18 and violence also flaring in the West Bank.
Rubio and Lavrov hold Ukraine talks in Manila, but no quick deal in sight
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila on July 23 for roughly 35 minutes of what Rubio called "good, frank talks" on ending the war in Ukraine. Rubio said the Trump administration remains committed to helping end the "senseless war" but cautioned there is no quick path to a settlement. Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow's openness to a diplomatic resolution built on the framework Trump and Putin discussed at their August 2025 Alaska summit, while warning against further US arms shipments to Kyiv.
Read more →Rubio and Lavrov hold Ukraine talks in Manila, but no quick deal in sight
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila on July 23 for roughly 35 minutes of what Rubio called "good, frank talks" on ending the war in Ukraine. Rubio said the Trump administration remains committed to helping end the "senseless war" but cautioned there is no quick path to a settlement. Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow's openness to a diplomatic resolution built on the framework Trump and Putin discussed at their August 2025 Alaska summit, while warning against further US arms shipments to Kyiv.