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Plan B for tariffs: USTR investigations are aimed at restricting imports

After the courts blocked earlier tariffs, the Trump administration turns to Section 301 probes to justify new duties-putting India and other major trading partners under scrutiny

Oil prices poised to gain as West Asia conflict threatens exports

Oil prices may rise further as the US-Israel conflict with Iran threatens key Gulf energy infrastructure and keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed, triggering the biggest supply shock in years

US-China trade talks open in Paris, paving way for Trump-Xi summit

Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported. The meetings, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks. The White House has said that Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, though Beijing has not officially confirmed it. Bessent said on Thursday that his team will continue to deliver results that put America's farmers, workers and businesses first. China's commerce ministry said Friday the two sides are set to discuss "trade and economic issues of mutual concern." Trump's visit to China will be the first for a U.S. president since he went in his first term in 2017. It will come five months after the two leaders met in the South Korean city of Busan and agreed to a one-year truce in a trade war th

Trump rejects deal with Iran on current terms as West Asia war escalates

Trump also called on other countries to send warships to keep open the waterway through which about a fifth of the world's oil exports flow

Strait of Hormuz open to all except US, Israel: Iranian foreign minister

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says other vessels are continuing to use the route even as security concerns in the region prompted some shipping companies to avoid the area

Two weeks into Iran war, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels

In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels. He's grown more agitated with news coverage and has failed to find a way to explain why he started the war - or how he will end it - that resonates with a public concerned by American deaths in the conflict, surging oil prices and dropping financial markets. Even some of his supporters are questioning his plan and his overall poll numbers are declining. Meanwhile, Moscow is getting a boost from the war's early days after Trump eased sanctions on some Russian oil shipments. That, combined with rising oil prices, undercut the yearslong push to crimp President Vladimir Putin's ability to wage war in Ukraine. Then there are Democrats, who were left reeling after Trump won the 2024 election. With control of Congress at stake in November's midterms, the party has come together to oppose Trump's Iran policy and point to the economic turmoil as ..

Trump says Kharg Island totally demolished, may strike again 'just for fun'

Trump says strikes have destroyed Iran's Kharg Island oil hub and warns of further attacks while seeking allied naval support to secure the Strait of Hormuz

US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris ahead of Trump-Xi summit

The discussions, led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to focus on shifting US tariffs, the flow of Chinese-produced rare earths among others

US regulator threatens broadcasters' licenses after Trump's Iran complaints

US broadcast regulator has responded to a complaint by President Donald Trump about negative coverage of the Iran war, urging them to "correct course before their license renewals come up". Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has previously launched investigations into networks he has said are unfairly partisan, most notably pressuring ABC to take late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air. It was the first time Carr had addressed Iran coverage, although Trump and the White House have sharpened their attacks in recent days against coverage they perceive as being unduly critical or unfair. "The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not," Carr warned in a social media post. Iran's foreign minister calls on neighbours to expel foreign aggressors ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the call on social media

Trump urges China, UK, others to send warships to keep Hormuz open

Trump said nations affected by Iran's "attempted closure" of the waterway should contribute naval support to maintain the passage

Was bullying, now begging: Iran mocks US over India's Russian oil waiver

Iran's foreign minister mocked Washington's policy reversal after the US granted a short-term waiver allowing Indian refiners to resume imports of Russian crude amid energy market disruption

US offers up to $10 mn reward for info on Mojtaba Khamenei, Iranian leaders

Offer issued under the US Department of State's counter-terrorism reward programme targets about 10 senior Iranian officials, including new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Trump ally Pirro's defiant streak on display in case against Fed's Powell

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro vowed to appeal a ruling blocking subpoenas tied to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, despite fears a prolonged legal fight could delay confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Fed chief

What is Kharg Island: Iran's 'forbidden' oil lifeline targeted in US strike

Kharg Island, the centre of Iran's oil export network in the Persian Gulf, has come under the spotlight after Trump said US forces carried out a major strike on military facilities there

US bombs military targets on Iran's Kharg Island as war escalates

Trump said American forces executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the West Asia, including destroying military targets on Kharg Island

Iran war highlights why India must rethink its energy dependencies

If there is one piece of advice India must take from Donald Trump, it is 'drill, baby, drill'

US will hit Iran very hard over the next week, says Donald Trump

US military confirms that all six crew members aboard a refuelling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were dead

Donald Trump says US would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed'

US President Donald Trump said Washington could escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, as tensions with Iran escalate and oil prices surge amid the ongoing West Asia conflict

India holds off US trade deal for several months amid fresh probe

New Delhi expected to sign an interim pact in March, but fresh US investigations and uncertainty over tariffs have slowed negotiations, government sources say

India key to ensuring stable oil prices: US Ambassador on Hormuz tensions

Gor affirmed US President Donald Trump's commitment to stop Iran, outlining the threats of a nuclear Iran and condemning Tehran's attacks across the Gulf