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• Update ⋅ July 15, 2026 NEWS Donald President Donald Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Strait of Hormuz cargo | BBC News – YouTube YouTube President Donald President Donald Trump has reversed his threat of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping, as the US battles to break Iran's hold on the .
• | News | Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Iran's bridges, power plants possible targets, President Donald Trump said as IRGC says it attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan.
• President Donald Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war – BBC BBC The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.
• President Donald Trump Administration Subpoenas Law Firms, Escalating Pressure Campaign The New York Times The uneasy truce between the administration and the law firms it cut deals with last year has erupted into a pitched legal battle behind closed .
• In Call to Voters – TIME TIME Newsom, viewed as a possible Democratic presidential candidate for 2028, has repeatedly clashed with President Donald Trump and his Administration over a range of .