Iran, Israel Pledge to End Attacks; OpenAI Files For IPO | Horizons Middle East & Africa 6/9/2026
Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation. Also on the show: Stocks extend rebound after AI selloff; OpenAI files confidentially for IPO as rivals race to market; Apple unveils new AI platform and Siri upgrades; Oil falls as Israel and Iran halt hostilities that risked talks; SpaceX IPO forces investors to bet on Musk’s entangled AI empire; Xi pledges deeper ties with Kim while avoiding nuclear issue. Guests include: Charu Chanana, SAXO Chief Investment Strategist; Zahabia Gupta, S&P Global Ratings Emerging Markets Credit Research Head & Managing Director.
Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lunch in Hong Kong, or start your day in London or Johannesburg.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:06 – Iran, Israel pledge to end attacks
00:08:56 – OpenAI files confidentially for IPO
00:13:56 – Charu Chanana, SAXO Chief Investment Strategist
00:20:56 – Apple unveils new AI platform and Siri upgrades
00:29:26 – Zahabia Gupta, S&P Global Ratings
00:37:52 – SpaceX IPO forces investors to bet on Musk’s entangled AI empire
00:41:34 – Xi pledges deeper ties with Kim
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