Timeline:Trade and tariffs

Dated events for Trade and tariffs, generated from the archive. Each line is one headline as it was recorded.

2026-08-24

• Colombia lifts coal export ban on Israel imposed over Gaza genocide - middleeasteye

2026-08-23

• Trump loses trade war with Canada — The Atlantic - TASS, Russian state
• Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse - BBC

2026-08-22

• Russia, Ukraine trade attacks as Putin warns of ‘far more destructive’ hits - Al Jazeera

2026-08-21

• USA Rice Trade Seminar Reinforces Commitment to Jordan and West Bank Markets - USA Rice Federation

2026-08-20

• Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Syria discuss bilateral ties, regional and global developments - Greater Kashmir
• US redesignates Hezbollah as Iranian proxy, sanctions cash-smuggling network - ynet

2026-08-19

• All trade , commercial exchanges halted : How UAE responded to Iran latest ballistic missile attack - timesofindia.indiatimes.com

2026-08-18

• Israel strikes Syrian airbase as Ankara and Tel Aviv trade warnings - news.az
• The Latest : Last - minute talks seek to stop US tariffs on Canadian goods - wsbradio.com
• UAE halts all trade ties with Iran after missile attack - Al-Monitor - gnews

2026-08-16

• Editorial | Israel's economy is resilient, but the war bill is due soon - Haaretz

2026-08-11

• Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war - Responsible Statecraft

2026-08-04

• Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer and industrial trade - gnews

2026-07-30

• US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict - AP News

2026-07-26

• Mog Tabba responds to Trump: This is his condition for returning to the negotiating table - kikar.co.il

2026-07-21

• Netherlands Bans Trade with Occupied Palestinian Territories - teleSUR English - gnews
• Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, unraveling a gas-price mystery, Israel’s Gaza barrier - AP News

2026-06-28

• Iran threatens "complete halt" to talks after trading strikes with U.S.; Washington official says talks to continue - CBS News

2026-06-18

• White House defends Iran agreement as U.S. lifts Strait of Hormuz blockade - PBS

2026-06-08

• Israel and Iran trade strikes, imperiling already fragile ceasefire in war's 100th day - CBS News

2026-06-04

• Hope Bancorp and East West Bank Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To Know - Yahoo Finance

2026-05-22

• Dutch agree to ban import in goods from Occupied Territories - DutchNews.nl

2026-05-19

• Syria issues customs decree reinforcing ban on Israeli goods amid stalled normalization talks with Israel - i24NEWS - gnews

2026-05-17

• The Merchants Reaping Huge Profits From Gaza Trade – While Farmers Lose Out - Haaretz

2026-05-13

• Tehran waves the Hormuz card: double economic gains and military power messages for adversaries. - vetogate.com

2026-05-06

• Syria’s Suwayda: A new hub for the multibillion-dollar Captagon trade? - Al Jazeera

2026-04-16

• Hamas bomber, PFLP commander exchanged for Oct. 7 hostages to speak at Argentina trade union HQ - The Jerusalem Post

2026-04-08

• Iran’s proposal to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates trade norms - AP News

2026-04-01

• How Rubio's and Vance's differing stances on Iran war point to challenges ahead of 2028 election - PBS

2026-03-31

• Israel halts defense trade with France, citing ‘hostile attitude,’ sources tell ‘Post’ - The Jerusalem Post

2026-03-10

• Hormuz shipping disruptions raise risks for energy, fertilizers and vulnerable economies - UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - gnews

2026-03-01

• Oil and gas majors and traders suspend shipments via Hormuz, sources say - Reuters

2026-02-25

• Trump Longest State of the Union Yet : Tariffs , Supreme Court Blow and a Deeply Divided America - ibtimes.co.uk

2026-02-23

• Oil prices stable on Iran nuclear talks, fresh U.S. tariff uncertainty - CNBC

2026-02-19

• Why are Middle Eastern governments lobbying against a US attack on Iran? - Chatham House

2026-02-16

• How shipping company MSC facilitates trade from Israeli settlements through - Al Jazeera

2026-02-01

• Tülay Hatimogullari: 'Ankara's policy in favor of Damascus undermined negotiations with the Kurds in Turkey' - Le Monde.fr

2025-12-15

• Iran's currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices - PBS

2025-11-26

• U.S. senator from Kansas urges U.S. to resist acceding to Putin in Russia-Ukraine negotiations - Kansas Reflector

2025-11-23

• Iran's nuclear laser: How Russia helps Tehran trade ambiguity for the bomb - Ynetnews

2025-11-18

• Gaza war and higher European spending lift profit at Israel's Elbit Systems - Reuters

2025-11-17

• Russia's slowing wartime economy pushes Kremlin to increase taxes and fees - PBS

2025-10-29

• Pakistan receives first-ever US crude oil shipment under new trade accord - Aaj English TV

2025-10-03

• ‘Suez Canal to the Strait of Hormuz’: 5 countries controlling the world’s most important trade chokepoints - WION

2025-09-26

• High tariffs impact US-Brazil trade - Kuehne+Nagel - gnews

2025-09-17

• Syria carries out first SWIFT transaction in post-war milestone - TRT World

2025-09-16

• Jordan slams Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' remarks as sovereignty threat - TRT World
• UAE, Sudan trade accusations over illegal arms transfers - TRT World

2025-09-05

• Trump’s envoy to Israel on what binds the two countries - NBC News

2025-09-03

• Busiest Ocean Trade Route - Marine Insight

2025-08-30

• India will not ‘bow down’ to US after steep tariffs, trade minister says - Al Jazeera
• SCO summit in China: Who’s attending, what’s at stake amid Trump tariffs? - Al Jazeera
• US trade war, India-China ties loom large at SCO summit in Tianjin - Al Jazeera

2025-08-29

• Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people - UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - gnews
• US ends tariff exemption for delivery packages valued at $800 or less - Al Jazeera
• ‘In a nightmare’: India braces for big layoffs as Trump’s tariffs bite - Al Jazeera

2025-08-26

• US Treasury removes Syria from sanctions list, opening door to business ties - The Arab Weekly

2025-08-25

• Contributor: Democrats will pay for ignoring base's qualms about Gaza - Los Angeles Times
• Oil prices rise as Russia-Ukraine war threatens supply disruption - Reuters

• A tariff, or import tax, is a duty imposed by a national government, customs territory, or supranational union on imports of goods and is paid by the importer. - Wikipedia
• A trade war is an economic conflict often resulting from extreme protectionism, in which states raise or implement tariffs or other trade barriers against each other as part of their commercial policies, in response to similar measures imposed by the opposing party. - Wikipedia
• Besides being a source of revenue, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and policy that burden foreign products to encourage or safeguard domestic industry. - Wikipedia
• Exceptionally, an export tax may be levied on exports of goods or raw materials and is paid by the exporter. - Wikipedia
• If tariffs are the exclusive mechanism, then such conflicts are known as customs wars, toll wars, or tariff wars; as a reprisal, the latter state may also increase the tariffs. - Wikipedia
• Increased protection causes both nations' output compositions to move towards their autarky position. - Wikipedia
• Minor trade disagreements are often called trade disputes when the war metaphor is hyperbolic. - Wikipedia
• Protective tariffs are among the most widely used instruments of protectionism, along with import quotas and export quotas and other non-tariff barriers to trade. - Wikipedia
• Tariffs can be fixed (a constant sum per unit of imported goods or a percentage of the price) or variable (the amount varies according to the price). - Wikipedia
• Tariffs on imports are designed to raise the price of imported goods to discourage consumption. - Wikipedia
• Trade war arises only if the competitive protection between states is of the same type and it is not valid in case of dumping exports. - Wikipedia
• Trade wars could be escalated to full conflict between states as evidenced in the Massacre of the Bandanese after alleged violations of a new treaty. - Wikipedia