U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said he cannot judge how long the Iran conflict will last. He said Iranian carriers will be grounded worldwide from Sept. 23 and the U.S. is taking steps to block parties from providing support to Iran. He added authorities will monitor whether the situation triggers an energy supply shock.

Trump said Democrats would secure voting rights for Puerto Rico (he cited a 4% GOP vote share) and Washington, D.C. (3% GOP), netting four Senate seats, eight House seats and sizable popular and electoral-vote gains. He said Democrats would then control the nation's voting mechanisms regardless of legality, permanently preventing Republican victories and marking the end of the United States.

A spokesman for Germany's Economy Ministry said details of a fuel price cap are still being worked out.