Bloomberg News Now: Trump Says Holding Off New Iran Strike on Gulf Appeal

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Bloomberg PodcastsMay 19, 2026

Why It Matters

The paused strike and renewed talks reduce near-term risks of wider regional escalation and could influence energy and financial markets; the Musk-OpenAI ruling clears a legal cloud over AI commercialization. The railroad deal restores commuter mobility and the mosque attack raises urgent public-safety and community-protection concerns.

Summary

President Trump said he called off a planned strike on Iran after appeals from Persian Gulf allies, granting a short window for negotiations as Iran reportedly submitted a revised proposal via Pakistani intermediaries — though the White House deemed the offer insufficient. Separately, Elon Musk said he will appeal a jury ruling that his suit against OpenAI was time-barred, removing an immediate legal threat to the company’s commercial structure. In domestic news, a wage deal ended the Long Island Railroad strike and service was set to resume, while Southern California authorities probed a deadly shooting outside San Diego’s largest mosque that left three dead. A heat advisory was also issued across much of the Northeast as temperatures spiked into the 90s.

Original Description

Bloomberg News Now with Nathan Hager and Karen Moskow reporting on the latest of the Iran war.

Trump: Holds Off New Iran Strike on Gulf Appeal
Musk Loses Case Against Altman Over OpenAI’s Overhaul
MTA, LIRR Unions Reach Agreement to End Strike
Heat Advisory Warnings in Tri State Area
Teen Suspects Dead After 3 Killed in San Diego Mosque
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