World War 3 Watch: Iran in, Abbas out: Trump threatens new strikes as US grants Tehran leaders UN visas

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Earth Changes · World War 3 Watch · September 18, 2026 at 02:00 UTC

Key Facts

Iran in, Abbas out: Trump threatens new strikes as US grants Tehran leaders UN visas (via ynetnews.com)^[1]
CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s tariff leverage, EU warning and Iran hopes (via cnbc.com)^[2]
Trump weighs major Iran escalation as China steps up diplomatic push (via iranintl.com)^[3]

Places mentioned: US, AI, UAE, Iran, U.S., Oman, Yemen, Mecca, Qatar, China
Organizations/groups mentioned: AP, EU, UN, AI, Fed, BOJ, Togo, CNBC, Arab, MQ-1

Iran in, Abbas out: Trump threatens new strikes as US grants Tehran leaders UN visas

Despite the ongoing war and threats exchanged between Washington and Tehran, the United States has approved visas for senior Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, to attend next week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. President Donald Trump is also expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the gathering to discuss ideas for the region after the war.^[1]

CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s tariff leverage, EU warning and Iran hopes

Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.^[2]

Trump weighs major Iran escalation as China steps up diplomatic push

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said the meeting, scheduled for Monday in Salalah, was postponed “in the interests of consensus.” An Iranian Foreign Ministry official separately said the delay came at the request of “some regional countries,” while spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Saudi Arabia had sought the postponement because of developments in Yemen.^[3]

Iran conflict ‘hopefully’ nearing end, Trump says

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong and CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE | China Daily | Updated: 2026-09-18 09:51 United States President Donald Trump said that Washington is “hopefully toward the end” of its fighting with Iran and that he has spoken “directly” with Iranian officials, in remarks made as US lawmakers again voted to end the seven-month-old conflict. For the third time, the US House of Representatives voted to end the conflict with Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would stop Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval, The Associated Press noted in a report.^[4]

Oil prices fall as Saudi supply hopes outweigh fresh Houthi strikes

Oil prices fell on Friday as investors weighed fresh strikes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis against signs that additional Saudi crude could reach global markets and help ease supply concerns. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, were down 0.94% to $103.83 per barrel.^[5]

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