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Donald Trump has announced that he is willing to slap Canada with a 50% tariff on planes sold to the U.S. by Canadian manufacturers, namely Bombardier. Trump claimed that Canada was refusing to certify a slew of Gulfstream aircraft, and in return,  Trump would decertify their Bombardier Global Expresses and all aircraft made in Canada. Trump claimed he would enact the tariffs until Canada recertifies the airplanes. After Trump’s announcement, Bombardier’s stock crashed by nearly 10%, sending the company into shock.

Truth Social post

According to Trump’s social media post, Canada has refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800 Jets for sale in Canada – a line of private business jets. The G700 and G800 are new jets from Gulfstream, with the G800 only starting sales in 2021. Trump’s post is the only proof that Canada has not certified these jets. There has been no formal statement from the Canadian transportation ministry, nor from Bombardier and Gulfstream. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reposted an image of the post on Twitter, but only added an American flag and two plane emojis.

Consequences of decertification

Decertification of an aircraft by a national regulator like the FAA would make it unable to legally fly in that country. In this case, if the FAA deregulates Canadian-made aircraft, they would be unable to fly in the U.S. There are currently thousands of Canadian-made aircraft flying in the U.S. Bombardier Challenger series of aircraft are heavily used in the U.S., and the Airbus A220 is used regularly by Delta and JetBlue. There are also hundreds of Bombardier’s LearJet series being used as personal aircraft in the U.S. – jets that will also be at risk of being decertified.

When the stock market opened on January 30, Bombardier’s stock price had dropped 5%. Over the course of the day, it dropped all the way to 9% before seeing a bounce-back before markets closed, closing with a 6% difference from its opening price. Bombardier’s 6% dip represents a possible $1bn USD in losses. Bombardier reported just under $9bn USD revenues in 2024. The company is worth an estimated $22bn USD.

Impact on America

If all Canadian-made aircraft are decertified, multiple American airline chains would suffer. Both JetBlue and Delta Airways heavily rely on Bombardier aircraft for National flights. The White House made a comment to Reuters on January 30, claiming that the decertification would not affect aircraft currently in use, but it’s unclear how the FAA would decertify planes for sale that are currently in use. In order to decertify the aircraft, there would need to be a reason cited (past political maneuvering) to deem them unsafe. Aircraft and aerospace parts have largely escaped the brunt of Trump’s U.S.-led trade war, with Canadian-made planes continuing to be exported south of the border.

Comments from Canada

The Canadian Ministry of Transportation did not explicitly say how they planned on handling the situation; most likely, they were waiting for Trump’s tantrum to end before attempting negotiations. Canadian Minister of Transport Steve MacKinnon made a post on Twitter stating that he has been in contact with Bombardier’s CEO and senior leaders at General Dynamics, which owns Gulfstream. According to MacKinnon, the government of Canada will be staying in close contact with both Bombardier and Gulfstream.

Mark Carney made comments on January 25, encouraging global leaders to pull away from U.S. pressures. This came after Donald Trump threatened Canada with more tariffs if Canada refused to enter into a trade deal with China. Carney has refused to enter into the trade agreement, stating that Canada would not enter into an agreement of the sort with China or any other nonmarket economy. Carney has inked multiple deals with China over the last two months, a project that he says is attempting to rectify some of the issues the two nations have developed over the last few years.

U.S. President Donald Trump made a statement ensuring that he does not want to make military advancements in Iran. The statement came after Iran threatened to strike U.S. military bases in January after the U.S. sent a large naval fleet to the nation. Trump has said that Tehran’s time is running out, and if Iran doesn’t figure out how to peacefully deal with protesters, then the U.S. will interfere. While Trump said that he is hoping to avoid any military involvement, the U.S. is keeping the possibility open.

Protests in Iran

The protests in Iran began for a litany of reasons: a struggling economy, a corrupt government and leader, and a failure to properly fund public services all led to the demonstrations beginning on December 28. On that day, tens of thousands took to the streets in Iran’s capital city, Tehran. While initially, the government did not respond with violence, after more than a week of protests, Iranian security forces began responding to protesters with gunfire, reportedly killing more than 2,000 people in less than a week. Iranian hospitals are overwhelmed, and the violent actions have sent shockwaves across the world. U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said it has confirmed 6,479 people have been killed in the protests.

The killings make the protests in Iran the most deadly protests of 2026 so far, and one of the deadliest in the country’s history. The protests also come as relations between Iran and Israel, as well as the U.S., have become tense, with both the U.S. and Israel conducting military operations against Iran in 2025 under the guise of fighting terrorism. The government of Iran has also cut the internet country-wide, a common strategy used by Iranian officials during times of public unrest. The protests, which were triggered by Iran’s currency falling drastically on December 28, mark years of public frustration finally boiling over.

Trump sends naval fleet

On January 29, Trump sent a large naval fleet to Iran. While Trump claims that he does not want to use it, he made it abundantly clear on January 30 that the fleet is being sent because the U.S. is willing to use it. Iran did not back down from the challenge, telling U.S. television channels that multiple U.S. military bases are within striking distance and Trump’s naval fleet has ‘serious vulnerabilities’. According to Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, if the U.S. makes a ‘miscalculation’, then Iran will not hesitate to carry out a ‘quick operation’.

 Akraminia stated that if there is conflict between America and Iran, the Middle East would be brought into chaos, and oil and gas prices would skyrocket. At least Akraminia has started speaking the language of America, oil. Akraminia is absolutely correct in stating that a war between the U.S. and Iran would throw the global oil exchange into chaos, potentially causing fuel insecurities across multiple nations and certainly negatively impacting every American citizen at the pump. A war between the U.S. and Iran would send oil prices skyrocketing, and damage longstanding oil routes.

Call between Qatar and Iran, EU response

Qatar’s leader, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, held a call to discuss establishing stability in Iran and de-escalating tensions between Iran and the U.S. The EU also responded to the continued killings of protesters, labelling Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization for what it describes as the mass killings of protesters. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen stated Iran was ‘crushing protests in blood’. Iran’s military denounced the action, calling it illogical, irresponsible, and spiteful.

Trump encourages protesters

Trump made a statement on January 14, encouraging protesters in Iran to continue their efforts in the face of the Iranian government’s violent actions against protesters. Trump claimed that help is on the way for Iran, presumably coming from the U.S. In a post on Truth Social, Trump urged Iranians to commit an insurrection, telling the population to “Take over your institutions”. Trump went on in the statement to say that he has cancelled all his meetings with Iranian officials and is completely opposed to what he calls senseless killing.