President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller U.S. ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure. The U.S. struck multiple Iranian tankers Tuesday in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations.
And Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point. Just 32% of American adults say they are “completely” or “somewhat” satisfied with the U.S. school system, according to a new poll. That’s the lowest since Gallup began polling on the subject 27 years ago.
Trump expands trade actions against Canada The president has directed the U.S. General Services Administration to declare Canadian products ineligible for large, long-term contracts until Canada allows “full and fair’’ reciprocity for American products. The latest strikes are part of a dual economic and military approach by Trump That’s as he struggles to bring an end to the more-than-six-month war with Tehran.
The Trump administration also on Tuesday imposed sanctions on additional elements of Iran’s aviation industry, targeting more than two dozen commercial and private airlines as well as foreign cargo service providers in its new push to isolate Tehran from its remaining trading partners. Both the U.S. and Iran are seeking to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz, where about one-fifth of the world’s oil passed before the war began. Rising energy prices are posing political problems for Trump and his Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections.
A barrel of international standard Brent crude briefly climbed as high as $99.46 on Tuesday. A U.S. blockade of Iranian ports has squeezed the country’s economy by limiting its oil exports, while the American military has been helping a limited number of ships transit through the Strait of Hormuz off Oman. Iranian state television says tankers attacked near the southern port of Jask and near Kharg Island A state TV reporter in Jask says an Iranian tanker was struck near the coast of Yekbeni, while another explosion was heard in the area.
Its source and location were not immediately clear. State TV later reported that the U.S. military attacked a second tanker near waters off Jask. It said the crews of both vessels were being evacuated by lifeboat toward the Jask coast in the Persian Gulf.
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