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Trump says he’s looking at loosening Jones Act shipping rules

By Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2026 | 9:28 AM

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was looking at ​loosening shipping rules under ‌the Jones Act, telling Fox News in an interview that aired on Friday that he would take ‌a ​look at ⁠it but giving ⁠no other details.

“We’ll take a look, we’ll take a look at everything, and it’s all ​going to work out,” Trump said in an ⁠interview with Fox ⁠News Radio’s “The Brian Kilmeade ​Show” taped on Thursday night.

Trump ​discussed military plans throughout the ‌roughly 45-minute interview, saying the U.S. military was not yet targeting Iran’s infrastructure or ⁠its uranium stocks.

Asked about any U.S. plans to take Iran’s Kharg Island ⁠export ‌hub, Trump said ⁠it was not high ​on ‌the list but that ​he could ⁠change his mind.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Daphne Psaledakis; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Caitlin Webber and ​Scott Malone)