00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has decided for now not to impose tariffs on rare earths, lithium and other critical minerals.
00:08Instead, he's ordering his administration to work with international trading partners to secure supplies.
00:15The move delays tariffs that could have disrupted the U.S. economy,
00:19while the Supreme Court weighs the legality of Trump's broader tariff program.
00:24Trump directed Trade Representative Jameson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Leitnik
00:28to negotiate import arrangements that won't threaten national security.
00:33He also called for price flaws, a measure Western miners have long sought.
00:38If negotiations fail, Trump said he could consider minimum import prices or other unspecified measures.
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