Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
President Trump is imposing sweeping double-digit tariffs on dozens of major U.S.
Trading partners today, including the European Union.
The U.S. Trade Representative's office says more than 99 percent of U.S.
Imports come from these countries, though a broad swath of goods, including energy-related ones, are exempted.
Trump says he's putting 10 to 12.5 percent tariffs on 60 economies that he says with forced labor.
This after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs, which included 10 percent, levied against all U.S.
Trading partners.
The U.S. Military struck Iran again last night for the 13th consecutive night in a row.
This is Iran says it hit U.S.
Targets in Bahrain and Jordan.
That sent oil prices rising yesterday.
Brent crude oil, the international standard, jumped 6% yesterday to over $100 a barrel.
MPR's Hadil al-Shulchi has more.
It came after the Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis attack two Saudi oil tankers trying to cross the Red Sea.
Now, the Houthis got involved in the war earlier this week and said it was in retaliation for a siege.
Saudi Arabia placed on Yemen and for Saudi attacks on the capital's international airport.
The rebel group is threatened to blockade the Bab al-Mendab Strait,
which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
Besides the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mendab is another choke point.