US intervention in Iran-Israel conflict will likely leave nations without a trade deal

Tariff pause nears end

The White House’s recent participation in the Israel-Iran war will likely lead to onlooking nations without a much-needed trade deal, as the foreign policy focuses on conflict resolution.

The US announced on Saturday (22 June) that it had carried out an "obliterating" attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, following days of denial and misdirection at the US' involvement by President Donald Trump. Jerome Powell warns of long term inflation if Trump settles on higher tariffs indefinitely In the past 24 hours a ceasefire, called for by the president, appears to have held between the two nations after a shaky start. Indeed, Trump has compared the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, although he told reporters at The Hague NA...