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Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.

U.S. President Donald Trump has certainly packed a lot into one weekend.

He spent more than four hours watching a UFC title fight in Miami on Saturday, while negotiators failed to reach a deal with Iran during a 21-hour meeting in Pakistan. He then announced his plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, while also taking to Truth Social to slam Pope Leo XIV over his views on the Iran war.