# US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms as Mideast Fighting Fuels Inflation Fears

https://mins.news/en/video/92138

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-08 20:58 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZtALty0EY

> The Trump administration is investigating foreign exchange visa programs at nine leading universities, including Harvard, Stanford and MIT. Separately, oil prices surged after fresh Iranian tanker attacks threatened a recent recovery in Middle East flows. Trump said the US would not attack Iran before the November midterm elections.

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