CNBC Daily Open: Sanctions, strikes and the road to $100 oil

This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of Al-Haniyya shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli controlled explosion in the southern Lebanese of Al-Mansouri on September 7, 2026. Kawnat Haju | Afp | Getty ImagesHello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.Washington says economic pressure will help bring its war with Iran to an end. But the missiles still seem to be flying — U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian crude carriers after Tehran twice targeted a U.S. warship. Meanwhile, the Treasury sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines. Elsewhere, Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect, while new infrastructure deals from Qualcomm and Corning gave AI stocks a lift.What you need to know todayDespite the U.S. claiming to want to focus on economic pressure to force an end to the Iran war, Washington's military campaign is still very active. U.S. Central Command destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Tehran attempted to strike U.S. Navy warships, while playing down the Iranian capture of an unmanned U.S. submarine. The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and a handful of other en...