September 21, 2026
World Leaders Converge on United Nations General Assembly
Oil fell below $100 as robust flows through the Strait of Hormuz and diplomacy around the US-Iran war tamed a recent rally. Meanwhile, President Trump told Fox News he would “probably” be open to meeting his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week. We get reaction from Chris Kennedy of Bloomberg Economics, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
Watch the full interview on Bloomberg.
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