Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.

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Source: reason.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:24 GMT

The Jones Act requires all goods moved between American ports to be carried on American-built, American-crewed ships.