NEW YORK -- The U.S. Court of International Trade on Thursday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's new global tariff is illegal, thus invalidating his 10 percent tariffs on most U.S. imports.
The court ruled that Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows tariffs only when there are "large and serious balance-of-payment deficits." (US-Trump-Tariffs)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said Thursday night the U.S. army attacked two Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and concurrently carried out airstrikes on civilian areas in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan and Qeshm Island in cooperation with some regional states.
The attacks by the U.S. "aggressive and terrorist" army violated the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the headquarters' spokesman, according to Iranian media. (Iran-US-Attacks)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Thursday the country has not yet reached a conclusion on the U.S. peace proposal and has not responded to Washington.
In an interview with the official news agency IRNA, he noted that Iran is still reviewing the messages exchanged via Pakistani mediation. (Iran-US-Peace Proposal)
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THE HAGUE -- Two of the three individuals evacuated from Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius have tested positive for hantavirus in the Netherlands, Dutch medical institutions confirmed on Thursday.
The Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said one individual admitted in Radboud University Medical Center has been diagnosed with hantavirus. (Netherlands-Hantavirus) ■
