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Will Section 122 tariffs succeed where IEEPA failed?
US's International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), enacted in 1977, has a clear objective to monitor and control financial activities, including asset freezing and trading bans, to safeguard the national economic security. The Act has nothing to do with tariffs. Hence, the "reciprocal tariff" maneuver by the Trump Administration over that whole past year was scrapped overnight. It was a landmark success of the US Constitution and its clear design of power boundaries and balance among legislature, executive and juridical departments, and thus an effective valve on Trump's unlimited power actions.

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

U.S. states and businesses demand tariff refunds amid uncertain future

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday called on the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to issue $13.5 billion in tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping tariffs.
25-Feb-2026
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One Chinese national killed in central Nepal bus accident

One Chinese national was killed and another injured after a passenger bus plunged into the Trishuli River in central Nepal on Monday, the Chinese Embassy in Nepal has confirmed. The injured Chinese citizen is receiving treatment at a local hospital in Kathmandu.
23-Feb-2026

MIDDLE EAST

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12 U.S. jets deployed to southern Israel as Iran conducts drill

A total of 12 U.S. F-22 fighter jets departed from the Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom on Tuesday and were deployed to an Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel, as military buildup in the region intensifies.
25-Feb-2026

Iran dismisses Trump's SOTU claims as 'big lies'​

Iran's Foreign Ministry has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of repeating "big lies" about the country during his State of the Union address.
25-Feb-2026

Nearly 20 countries, groups condemn Israel over West Bank decisions

Nearly 20 countries, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation jointly condemned on Monday recent Israeli decisions to expand unlawful control over the West Bank.
24-Feb-2026

'Board of Peace' says Gaza is main focus, yet excludes Palestinians

Dozens of world leaders were in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Feb. 19, for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace which was created to oversee the ceasefire plan and reconstruction of Gaza.
22-Feb-2026

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