Trump says Iran wants a deal. Now he's preparing to sit down with Gulf leaders as the fight enters a critical stretch. The president is expected to use next week's U.N. General Assembly to discuss the Iran war and a potential postwar strategy with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. At the same time, U.S. forces remain active around the Strait of Hormuz, with the USS George Washington supporting operations from the Arabian Sea. Then there's Yemen. Houthi forces are pushing along the Red Sea coastline as fighting intensifies, raising new concerns around another major global shipping chokepoint. @​TreyYingst ▻