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Live updates: Iran war news; Trump says US struck military assets on Kharg Island oil export hub
- • Kharg Island hit: Iran's military warned that it could target ports and docks in the UAE after US strikes on Iran's crucial oil export hub Kharg Island . The US military said the attack "destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple other military sites," while "preserving" the island's oil infrastructure. • Trump's threat: President Donald Trump earlier said the US ...

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U.S. to probe 60 economies for allowing import of forced labor goods
- March 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced investigations Thursday into 60 economies to determine if they have failed to curb imports of goods made with forced labor. The investigations are based on 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the United States to create tariffs on countries that have used unfair trade practices without congressional authorization. President Donald Trump ...

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