# Trump extends US shipping waiver as Iran war raises fuel costs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-extends-shipping-law-waiver-for-90-days-amid-iran-war-fuel-price-rise/
- Published: 2026-11-14T00:09:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T00:15:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-extends-shipping-law-waiver-90-days-amid-iran-war-fuel-price-rise
- Topics: Americas, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump extends the Jones Act waiver for 90 days.
- Foreign-flagged ships can carry goods between US ports with case-by-case approval.
- The White House says 90 million extra barrels have moved under the waiver.

## Summary

Donald Trump has extended the Jones Act waiver for another 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged ships to carry oil and other goods between US ports under case-by-case approval. The extension is intended to help ease fuel and fertiliser prices that have risen during the US war on Iran.

The century-old law normally requires cargo travelling between US ports to use ships built in the US, owned by US companies and crewed by American workers. The administration first issued a blanket waiver in March, then made approvals case by case in August; that condition remains. The White House says 90 million additional barrels of petroleum, mostly refined products, have been shipped between US ports under the waiver since March.

## Coverage

- [Middle East Eye: Trump extends US shipping waiver as Iran war raises fuel costs](https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-extends-shipping-law-waiver-90-days-amid-iran-war-fuel-price-rise)
- [Washington Examiner: Trump extends the Jones Act waiver for 90 days in an effort to curb fuel prices](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/4803513/trump-extends-the-jones-act-waiver-for-90-days-to-curb-fuel-prices/)

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