Trump's UN speech faces skepticism as Iran war enters seventh month

President Donald Trump will address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to portray himself as a global peacemaker, despite the ongoing war he launched against Iran in February entering its seventh month. He arrives in New York with few achievements to tout as the conflict has disrupted the global economy and destabilized the Middle East. Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and hold talks with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders about the war's fallout. His UN ambassador said the speech will highlight accomplishments and stress that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon, while Tehran has sent conditions for ending hostilities through Qatari mediators. The president faces a politically perilous moment as gasoline prices have risen nearly 50 percent since the war began, and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates citing Middle East tension. Polling shows 64 percent of Americans consider the war decision wrong, with Democrats leading the generic congressional ballot by 7.5 points ahead of November's midterm elections.