Good Monday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing. Stay tuned after the show for a message from the Vet Voice Foundation. And I'm Jake Sherman. President Donald Trump tweeted last night, the fake news is saying I'm willing to meet with Iran no conditions. That is an incorrect statement as usual. But the president has said many times he's willing to meet with Iran without conditions. He said it in June to Chuck Todd.

And Mike Pompeo said it last week. Trump is going on a roadshow this week. He will travel to Houston with the Indian Prime Minister and Ohio with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Sunday.

The Houston event is called Howdy Modi, Shared Dreams, Bright Futures.

Both are in the U.S. ahead of the UN General Assembly.

Burgess Everett has the latest on the back and forth over gun legislation.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are taking a hardline stance,

warning Trump that any legislation that falls short of universal background checks

for gun sales will not get the job done.

Here's the latest in what's happening in the Middle East. The New York Times is reporting

the U.S. government released photos of a Saudi oil attack that implicate Iran, while the Washington

Post notes Trump is contemplating a serious military response, though some at the Pentagon are urging cautioned.

The Wall Street Journal reports the oil markets are soaring after the attack, and it's election

day in Israel tomorrow. The AP is reporting that Benjamin Netanyahu said he will annex

all the settlements in the West Bank, an effort to shore up support ahead of the election.

The Wall Street Journal also has a story that OxyCottomaker Purdue Pharma has filed for settlements in the West Bank an effort to shore up support ahead of the election.

The Wall Street Journal also has a story that Oxy Cottonmaker Purdue Farma has filed for bankruptcy protection, while the AP notes that more than 49,000 auto workers are on strike against GM

in a contract dispute. And on the 2020 front, the New York Times reports that Joe Biden has

deep connections with black voters,

but questions whether it will translate into votes.

The president today will participate in a credentialing ceremony for ambassadors at a quarter to noon.

He'll give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mariano Rivera, the former Yankees closer at 2 p.m.

At 3 p.m., the Crown Prince of Bahrain is coming to the White House.

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