The Petersburg Post

Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - President Donald Trump vowed Friday to intervene if Iran shoots or violently kills peaceful demonstrators, as economic protests spread and evolved into deadly unrest . If Iran "kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go," Trump said in an overnight post on Truth Social. Senior Iranian officials fired back, ...

Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 - US cuts proposed levies to between 2% and 14% despite accusing Italian producers of selling at unfairly low prices The US government has slashed proposed tariffs on Italian pasta that would have almost doubled the cost of many brands for shoppers. Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs as high as 92% on Italian pasta companies , after accusing 13 producers including Barilla, La Molisana and Pastificio Lucio ...