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Illustrative image of freight, containers and shipping and cargo (AvigatorPhotographer; iStock by Getty Images)
July 28, 2026, 11:44 am
Trump’s tariff push hits strained Israeli exporters with higher duty on goods to US
US administration imposes 12.5% import tax on Israeli goods, saying move targets countries with insufficient regulations or weak enforcement of bans on goods made by forced labor
By Sharon Wrobel
A locomotive is exhibited outside the historic Hejaz train station in Damascus on January 26, 2025. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
June 10, 2026, 11:41 am
Turkey, Saudi Arabia agree on major regional railway line bypassing Israel
Ankara touts deal that would curb Jerusalem’s influence, as lack of Israeli-Saudi normalization stalls progress on an India-Europe trade corridor passing through Jewish state
By Michael Bachner
Tokyo Tower is seen amid tall buildings as a container ship leaves a cargo terminal in Tokyo, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
July 8, 2025, 1:49 am
Trump to put 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, new import taxes on 5 other nations
In latest trade shake-up, US president threatens East Asian leaders with further import tax hikes should they respond with their own tariffs
By AP
Cars and other vehicles for export are seen at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 3, 2025. (AFP)
April 4, 2025, 5:27 pm
China hits back at Trump with 34% tariffs on US goods as global market rout deepens
Beijing, which says it will file lawsuit against tariffs at WTO, announces export controls on rare earth elements used in medical tech; Asian and European marks continue to spiral
By Luna Lin, Sam Davies and Sebastian Smith
A broadcast screen of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, depicts news of US President Donald Trump unveiling sweeping new trade tariffs. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
April 3, 2025, 9:50 am
US trading partners baffled by Trump’s tariffs, but little appetite for trade war
EU preparing response but leaving door open for negotiations; China decries measures as violation of international trade rules; Australia puzzled by 29% tariff on small island
By Agencies
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen publish a video showing how the group hijacked an Israeli-linked shipping vessel in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
December 18, 2023, 12:27 am
Houthi attacks on Israel-linked ships in Red Sea to raise prices of Far East imports
Due to threat, global freight giants have halted Red Sea routes, diverting ships on longer, costlier voyage; shift set to impact Israel’s trade with Asia, as well as global trade
By Sharon Wrobel
The USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, passes a dock in Norfolk, Va., April 8, 2021. Officials said the USS Mason shot down a suspected Houthi drone flying in its direction during an incident in which two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen's Houthi rebels missed a commercial tanker loaded with jet fuel near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
December 15, 2023, 10:14 pm
How are Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea affecting global trade?
Shippers suspend transit through key waterway that links Asia to Europe and carries some 10% of world trade, but analysts skeptical of ability of Iran-backed group to shut route
By COURTNEY BONNELL and David McHugh
This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows Houthi forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on November 19, 2023. (Houthi Media Center via AP)
December 14, 2023, 3:33 pm
How are Houthi seizures in the vital Red Sea shipping lane impacting global trade?
Attacks by Iran-backed rebels are forcing some Israeli-linked vessels to take long way around Africa; while oil market shrugs off incidents, insurance costs for ships soar
By COURTNEY BONNELL and David McHugh
View of the Haifa Bay on April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
September 2, 2021, 1:28 pm
Israel inaugurates Chinese-run Haifa port terminal, in likely boost for economy
$1.7b terminal operated by state-owned Shanghai firm to handle large vessels of some 18,000 containers; Transportation Minister Michaeli says it will accelerate trade, lower prices
By Ricky Ben-David
The Panama-flagged MV Ever Given container ship, lodged sideways impeding traffic across Egypt's Suez Canal waterway, on March 29, 2021, before being freed later that day. (Ahmed HASAN / AFP)
March 29, 2021, 7:31 pm
While giant ship was stuck in Suez Canal, nearby village thrust into limelight
Farming hamlet of Amer — usually a tranquil, unseen place — became a focal point of the world media’s attention
By Agencies
In this image made from video released by KRT on June 14, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, walks with US President Donald Trump during their summit in Singapore, June 12, 2018. (KRT via AP Video)
August 29, 2018, 11:48 pm
Trump: China making things ‘much more difficult’ with N. Korea
With denuclearization talks at a standstill, US president suggests Beijing, angered by US trade moves, is the culprit
By AFP
In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (right) and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Thomas Peter/Pool)
June 15, 2018, 7:29 pm
Trump announces US tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports
Beijing says that it will retaliate with $50 billion in tariffs in response, rattling financial markets and escalating a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies
By Ken Thomas and PAUL WISEMAN
Carl Icahn participates in a panel discussion at a New York Times conference in New York City on November 3, 2015. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for New York Times via JTA)
March 4, 2018, 12:36 am
Ex-Trump adviser dumps $31m. in stock before steel tariff news hits
Carl Icahn sells 1 million shares in company devalued by surprise decision to impose costly taxes on international metal imports
By Agencies
Ali Akbar Salehi (L), the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and with Hungary's Minister of External Economy and Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto give a joint press conference in Budapest on February 19, 2016. (AFP/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
February 20, 2016, 5:14 pm
Freed from sanctions, Iran seeks $45b in foreign investment
Economy minister says Tehran expects $15 billion in international funds in the coming year alone
By AP
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier leaves Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran took place in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, July 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
August 24, 2015, 5:23 pm
German foreign minister to visit Iran in October
Steinmeier the second top Western diplomat to travel to Iran since nuclear pact inked, amid push to increase trade
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