The Trump administration says it's eased restrictions on a group of Belarus-linked financial and potash companies. The move is the latest sign of improving ties between the country’s autocratic leader, Alexander Lukashenko, and Washington. The war with Iran has largely stopped the export of nitrogen fertilizers manufactured in the Persian Gulf and limited farmers’ access to key fertilizer ingredients. The skyrocketing cost of fertilizer has left some U.S. farmers unable to obtain it at any price. President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday that he plans to roll out a “variety” of policies “to support American farmers” as his administration wages war in the Middle East.
