President Donald Trump, on Monday, issued formal notices to 14 different countries, informing their leaders that the United States will impose new blanket tariffs on their goods starting August 1.

The letters, posted by Trump directly to Truth Social, come just days ahead of a scheduled deadline that would have automatically snapped tariff rates back to earlier highs. He called the letters “l(fā)ovely” and a step toward “strong friendships,” though the terms were anything