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Trump Calls For Diesel Export Ban After 3-Hour 'Very Productive' Iran Talks Summary

• US-Iran talks: Unnamed US admin representatives held 3-hour talks with Iranian officials on sidelines of UN General Assembly.

• Trump's UN address ultimatum: Touts possible deal 'after' US midterm elections, but also says: "Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival?"

• Diesel export ban: Trump said he had discussed a potential ban on U.S. diesel exports with his team, as lawmakers push for measures to address elevated domestic fuel prices.

• Signs historic Greenland security deal: Trump signs the security agreement with Denmark and Greenland.

• Trump addresses AI challenges in speech: He promoted a more permissive approach to AI, referring to it as "super intelligence." He said "The United States leads the world in super intelligence, and we'll continue to do so safely and responsibly."

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3-Hour Iran Meeting; Proposed Diesel Export Ban

Trump administration officials have held a long meeting with the Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, with the president hailing it as a "very good" meeting. He further called it "very productive" and that "they have another one scheduled in the very near future."

As for who represented the White House, no specific names were given, but President Trump while addressing reporters appeared to reference his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as they sat near him. "It was a meeting that lasted for three hours," Trump indicated.

Confirmed: Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, met with the Steve Witkoff, US special envoy, and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the General Assembly at U.N headquarters in New York, according to NYT, citing two Iranian officials

Not confirmed: A high-ranking source told Al Arabiya: The New York meeting between the American and Iranian delegations broke the deadlock in the negotiations; A breakthrough between America and Iran is possible, but it requires multiple steps.

Iran's armed forces: says Trump's statements on Iran at the UNGA are "tools are domestic propaganda."

In his big UN address earlier in the morning, Trump warned that he could "annihilate" Iran and "send them to hell" - but also held out hope that Tehran would be willing to make a deal, which would likely come after the US midterm elections.

The same afternoon Trump spoke in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that he has called for a ban on diesel exports. Oil prices pressed lower immediately on the headlines, but soon after began rising again. However, some sources have warned that the controversial proposal could backfire.

Trump said he has discussed a potential diesel export ban with his team, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the administration is examining the possibility of such a ban.

Trump endorses a ban on diesel exports: "I've called for that too. I've said, let's not send out the diesel." (Trump has in fact called for other nations to buy energy from the US!) pic.twitter.com/GVYILw1ou4

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 22, 2026 Trump on Iran, Oil & Midterm Elections

Standing before the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump told the world: "While others have talked, I have acted. While others have spoken of peace, I have made peace."The focus quickly turned to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which Trump charged as responsible for spreading "death and carnage and chaos." He claimed: "They were the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no more."

In listing out what have become the admin's typical talking points, Trump issued an even bigger than before number of Iranian citizens he claims were recently killed by their own government, stating without evidence that over 72,000 Iranian citizens had been slaughtered. This number just keeps on and keeps on growing.

Addressing the war itself, Trump hailed that Iran's navy ships now lie "at the bottom of the sea," and their economy is completely gone, and with many capabilities like radar utterly non-existent. Yet, the nuclear threat is still front and center. Reaffirming his red line to "never allow a nuclear weapon," Trump turned to boasting of how his Operation Epic Fury "obliterated their nuclear program beneath mountains of rubble." But again he still holds Iran out as an atomic threat.

One of the more interesting lines came when Trump said Tehran had built a missile capable of hitting Europe, and that the Iranians openly boasted of this. He called on Europeans (who have so far rejected the urging to join a Hormuz military mission) to take note of this. "I have a big decision to make... will a deal be made with Iran, or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and 'do it quickly'? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival?"

President Trump says Iran deal will be made after the midterm elections, and says he has decision between a deal with Iran or destroying them: "Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?" pic.twitter.com/Y5K6v4B326

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 22, 2026

He talked about potentially annihilating them, and this key line:

“I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to,” Trump said. “They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election.”

Trump in this Iran section of the speech made some provocative remarks on the US midterm elections. He indirectly invoked the dilemma of high oil prices and how the GOP might do. "I give no credence to the election; I am not running... it doesn't even enter my mind." Instead, a global ultimatum was issued: a call on all nations to join the United States in enforcing the total isolation of Iran, driven by the absolute promise that "It's gonna be done, it's gonna be done fast" - in reference to this decision of achieving either peace or Iran's final destruction.

👀Iranian delegation began to walk out as Trump started the Iran portion of his speech, saying that he has a choice to make about whether to annihilate the country or make a deal with them.

One lower level staff member remains. pic.twitter.com/iFtL9ntfkv

— Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) September 22, 2026

The address then got broader, outlining Trump's foreign policy 'successes' driven by leverage, special relationships, and the persistent threat of tariffs. Pointing to Venezuela, his narrative emphasized how combining Venezuelan and US resources - accounting for "60% of the world's oil" - would help drive down energy prices worldwide.

He openly boasted after the US military invasion of Venezuela and overthrow of Maduro, "To the victor belong the spoils."

Trump on Venezuela:

When you add the United States and Venezuela together, we have more than 60 percent of the oil in the world. So, it’s perhaps the biggest deal.

It was a war, but it’s perhaps the biggest deal ever made.

To the victor belong the spoils. You’ve all heard… pic.twitter.com/Hrqu9knMtO

— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 22, 2026 Trump on Ending Ukraine War, Greenland Security Deal, & AI

On Ukraine War:

Trump claimed ending the war between Russia and Ukraine will happen "faster than people understand." He said Washington is working closely with both leaders, asserting both countries are exhausted by the conflict.

On Greenland:

"No US. adversary will ever be permitted to establish a military presence in Greenland anymore or make sensitive investments there without our express written approval. We will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in the appropriate locations. We’ll be building two very major military bases."

On AI:

Calling it “super intelligence”, Trump said the US rejects a “globalist scheme” to control AI.

“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake, and it is not fake,” Trump explained. “It’s actually amazing.” And then: “All of US documents will be changed to use the much more accurate term ‘super’, instead of ‘artificial’,” he said. “Welcome to the new world of super intelligence slash SI.”

Trump said the US would encourage rather than rein in the technology. “The United States leads the world in super intelligence, and we’ll continue to do so safely and responsibly,” he said. “Americans have never been a nation that retreats from a frontier or shrinks from a challenge, no matter how great or how daunting that challenge may be,” he added.

And within less than an hour after Trump walked off the UN stage: Trump signs the security agreement with Denmark and Greenland.

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President Donald Trump is set to deliver a highly anticipated speech to the United Nations General Assembly today, set for 9:55 Eastern Time, or around 10am - though things are already running late. He's expected to address the Iran war and the "importance of ensuring that Iran never has a nuclear weapon" - according to UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, along with a other foreign policy issues like his 20-point peace plan in Gaza, as well as recent US actions closer to home in the Western Hemisphere.

Watch Trump's Full UNGA Address

High on everyone's mind is whether the US will engage in direct diplomacy with the Iranians on the UNGA sidelines.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the White House remains open to this.

"We’re open to that. I don’t think anything is scheduled at this point, but we’re certainly open to something like that, especially if it has the prospects of leading to something positive and ultimately achieving the goal of what this is all about," Rubio told NBC's :Today" show Tuesday morning.

"And that is the fact that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. They just simply can’t."

A senior White House official has further previewed of Trump's speech: "He'll include many of the issues, frankly neglected by past administrations, that he’s not going to kick the can on." From there and intense, meeting-packed day will ensue, starting with:

Following his speech, Trump will join a signing ceremony with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark on an agreement that the president touted as giving the U.S. “total control” over the Arctic island’s security. Greenland and Denmark, which owns the self-governed island, framed the agreement as strengthening security and said they will need to have their parliaments ratify the terms before it goes into effect.

According to White House and UN previews of Trump's busy schedule, a series of bilateral meetings will ensue:

• First bilateral meeting: Face-to-face meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

• Second bilateral meeting: A "fulsome" meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

• Third meeting: A discussion with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

• Special event: Participation in the "Shield of the Americas" event with Latin American leaders.

More on anticipated Trump talking points:

BREAKING: President Trump's UN speech to make the case for how he uses America's power to confront Iran, cartel violence and other threats, reshaping the world to help the US, White House official tells Fox News' @WardDPatrick pic.twitter.com/oCn655rK83

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 22, 2026

Another key meeting to be held on the sidelines will be crucial direct engagement with officials from Washington's Gulf allies, at a moment of deep wartime uncertainty lingering over the whole region. Trump has warned he could starting hitting Iran again, or else strike a deal "at any time".

Investors will be keeping an eye on US President Donald Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, as well as his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later in the week. Beijing is expected to offer additional rare earth export licenses as a bargaining chip at the summit, Bloomberg News reported.

Gulf leaders are also anxious over the expanding war with the Houthis in Yemen. The Saudi coalition has over the last two weeks been beaten back rapidly, impacting overland oil transit - particularly after the East-West pipeline was hit in a drone attack - and Riyadh is looking for urgent military help from its partners. So far Trump has resisted directly joining the expanded conflict.

Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2026 - 14:28

MAHA Leaders Warn Trump, RFK Jr. Over Inaction On mRNA Vaccines

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,

Some leaders in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement on Sept. 21 warned President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over their inaction regarding messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, including vaccines against COVID-19.

"While the centerpiece of the MAHA and health freedom agenda has been removal of mRNA shots, you have failed to take decisive action on this front despite overwhelming credible evidence to the harm of this technology," the activists said in an open letter to Trump and Kennedy.

"Instead, your policies related to mRNA technology are neutered and self-defeating, putting pregnant women and children at risk, misleading parents and eroding their rights, and failing to help those harmed by vaccines."

They added, "If you continue to ignore our central issue of removing the mRNA platform, the MAHA and health freedom movements will withdraw their support of you, and you will face the political consequences."

The letter came after Kennedy told supporters that it takes time to make change inside the government, and that officials under him are carrying out vaccine safety studies that will inform future developments.

Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a Texas doctor, organized the letter. She has criticized several actions by Kennedy and the officials he oversees since he became health secretary in 2025 and heads Americans for Health Freedom.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), and commentator Tucker Carlson, all one-time Trump allies who have fallen out of favor with the president, signed the letter.

Other signatories include Dr. Joe Varon, president and chief medical officer at the Independent Medical Alliance; Dr. Robert Malone, who was chosen by Kennedy to advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines; Leslie Manookian, founder and president of the Health Freedom Defense Fund, which has fought vaccine and mask mandates in court; and Dr. Joel Wallskog, who was injured by a COVID-19 vaccine and serves as co-chair of the vaccine injury advocacy group React19.

The coalition took exception with how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which Kennedy once described as the deadliest vaccines on the market, remain available for Americans. They also raised concerns about how the administration recently cleared an mRNA vaccine against influenza even though it was not tested against a placebo, which ran counter to a promise made by Kennedy that no new vaccines would be approved absent placebo-controlled trials. And they said there has been an "absence of meaningful help for those injured from the mRNA shots."

"The man who spent years warning America about mRNA vaccines now presides over a department that has approved another one," Malone and his wife, Jill Glasspool Malone, wrote in a blog post on Monday.

That is not a minor detail. It is the sort of contradiction that the medical freedom movement once would have torn apart."

Proponents of mRNA vaccines, including CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz, say data show they are safe and effective.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services told news outlets in a statement that Kennedy "has been clear that he believes mRNA products warrant heightened scientific scrutiny."

The spokesperson added: "HHS continues to support mRNA research where the science shows promise, including for hard-to-treat cancers. At the same time, HHS wound down investments in mRNA vaccines for upper respiratory viruses because the technology does not effectively protect against infection from rapidly mutating viruses such as COVID and flu."

Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2026 - 14:25

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Goldman Warns Nightmare Refining Crisis Could Prolong Diesel, Gas Price Pain Through 2027

Goldman energy analyst Nikhil Bhandari warned in a note on Monday that the global refining system is too stretched to support a full recovery in fuel demand while inventories rebuild. This suggests that fuel prices will remain elevated into next year.

Bhandari told clients that refining margins must remain elevated to restrain consumption and limit restocking, keeping demand within the industry's ability to supply diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. 

On an ex-China basis, Bhandari expects 300,000 barrels a day of refining capacity additions in 2026 to be offset by 600,000 barrels a day of closures, leaving another year of net capacity losses. 

Bhandari said if demand rebounds to 1% above 2025 levels while buyers attempt to replace half of this year's inventory draws, refinery utilization would have to reach unprecedented levels. This is a territory that he said, "We do not view as operationally realistic."

To keep utilization near the highest level seen this decade, the analyst says one possible combination would require demand to remain 1% below 2025 levels and no inventory rebuilding in 2027.

In other words, an uncomfortable reality is setting in: fuel prices need to stay high enough to keep consumption subdued. 

He provided clients with three scenarios spanning different recovery paths for refinery operations and global oil demand but warned global refined-product inventories could fall even more by the end of the year, possibly to 2015 levels measured in days of consumption during the fourth quarter of 2026. 

Bhandari expanded on his refining supply-demand framework: 

Scenario 1 assumes global refinery runs back to normal levels by March 2027, followed by the resolution of Middle East refinery outages by June 2027 and Russian disruptions by December 2027, paired with a robust 2.9 mb/d recovery in global oil demand in 2027.

Scenario 2 models a prolonged disruption, delaying the normalization of global refinery runs to October 2027. Under this scenario, Middle East and Russian refinery outages remain elevated at 5.0 mb/d above seasonal norms through the remainder of 2026 and 2027, paired with a sluggish global demand growth of 0.5 mb/d. 

Scenario 3 mirrors the refinery runs and outage normalization timeline as Scenario 1, but assumes a more modest global oil demand growth of 1.5mb/d. 

Across all 3 scenarios, we assume refinery utilization of the operating fleet returns to the highest 3-month average seen over the past 5 years post refinery runs normalization (Exhibit 4-Exhibit 5). 

We note total global product inventories could fall below the lowest days-of-use levels since 2015 in 4Q26 across all 3 scenarios (Exhibit 6), and OECD product inventories (inclusive of strategic reserves) in 2Q27 could fall below their historical minimum days-of-use level last seen around 2003 (Exhibit 7).

For refiners with access to steady crude flows, tight global refining capacity could create perfect conditions of strong margins and substantial cash generation. Bhandari highlights Valero and Marathon Petroleum in the US, S-Oil and Thai Oil in Asia, and Repsol, Neste and Helleniq Energy in Europe as potential beneficiaries.

Diesel and jet fuel remain at the epicenter of the global supply squeeze. Bhandari's warning of a global refining system "stretched for longer" suggests those favorable refining economics could come alongside elevated fuel costs that would pinch consumers' pocketbooks. 

Last week, Goldman commodity experts Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby and Daan Struyven warned that the diesel crisis is setting up the next squeeze: gasoline. 

Professional subscribers can read the full note here at our new Marketdesk.ai portal. 

Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2026 - 14:10

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