In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and defends handling of global conflicts
Trump said a deal could still come after the midterm elections as U.S. and Iranian envoys held three hours of talks at the United Nations.
- On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, President Donald Trump threatened to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic of Iran during his United Nations General Assembly address, prompting the Iranian delegation to walk out of the assembly hall.
- Trump justified the seven-month conflict as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, urging international partners to support "complete economic isolation of Iran" until it ends attacks on commercial shipping and terrorism support.
- Rising fuel costs have strained global markets, with Brent crude hovering near $100 per barrel—up from roughly $70 before the war—while a CNN poll shows 71% of voters disapprove of the administration's handling of foreign affairs.
- Predicting a peace deal "right after the election," Trump insisted his political decisions remain independent of the November midterms, though he accused Iran of stalling negotiations to observe the Republican Party's midterm performance.
- Beyond Iran, Trump announced plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as "superintelligence" and rejected international regulation of AI, while finalizing a security agreement that expands the U.S. military presence on Greenland.
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Donald Trump spoke about the possibility of destroying Iran at the UN, as US-Iranian talks resumed in New York.
Trump Waits for Applause at UN After Boasting America Is 'Stronger Than Ever' but Gets Awkward Silence
Trump's UN speech takes a dramatic turn as he waits for applause after boasting America is stronger than ever, then threatens to 'annihilate' Iran before predicting a deal.
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Donald Trump waddled up to the UN & talked about ‘annihilating’ Iran
Tuesday was the United Nations General Assembly opening day. Donald Trump was there to speak, as was Jordan’s King Abdullah and Turkey’s President Erdoğan. Guess who got the most attention? Yeah. It’s like America has a loud, obnoxious, profoundly stupid sex-predator felon in our immediate family and we’ve gotten good at ignoring him at family […] Source
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