The White House is poised to extend a crucial Jones Act waiver to lower rising U.S. gasoline prices ahead of the November midterm elections, despite pushback from maritime groups and Republican lawmakers.
Donald Trump ha deciso di prorogare per 90 giorni la sospensione del Jones Act, la legge marittima del 1920 che limita il trasporto di petrolio all'interno degli Stati Uniti. L'obiettivo è arginare l'aumento dei prezzi causato dalla guerra contro l'Iran. L'annuncio è stato fatto dalla portavoce della Casa Bianca Karoline Leavitt sui social media.
President Trump has granted a 90-day extension to the Jones Act shipping waiver, allowing foreign-flagged vessels to transport oil, fuel and fertilizer between U.S. ports through mid-August. The extension, announced three weeks before the May 17 expiration, aims to combat rising energy costs linked to the war with Iran. The move comes as polling shows Republicans losing ground on economic handling ahead of November's midterm elections.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to travel to Pakistan by this weekend for ceasefire negotiations, raising hopes for revived talks to end the Iran-US war. The visit comes as President Trump extended a 90-day Jones Act waiver to ease energy supply constraints following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the US has deployed three aircraft carriers to the region for the first time since 2003, with at least 3,375 killed in Iran and over 2,290 in Lebanon since the war began.
The White House said that Trump issued a 90-day extension to the Jones Act waiver, making it easier for non-American vessels to transport oil and natural gas in the wake of the Iran War
