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In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and defends handling of global conflicts

  • On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, President Donald Trump addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, threatening to either "annihilate" the Islamic Republic of Iran or strike a deal with Tehran.
  • Trump justified the nearly seven-month war against Iran, claiming the conflict was launched to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons and portraying himself as the only leader willing to make necessary choices for the world order.
  • Claiming Iran would "make a deal right after" the November midterm elections, Trump linked the timeline to domestic politics and promised gas prices would plummet as soon as a deal was done.
  • The Cuban delegation walked out when Trump declared their communist government a "failed state," while he predicted Russia's war with Ukraine would end, saying "they've had it."
  • Toward the end of his address, Trump railed against "globalist" institutions and announced he was renaming artificial intelligence "special intelligence," admitting he might not be "all powerful" amid domestic political pressure.
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The U.S. President says the war will end after the November elections, a new deadline for a conflict that is already extended for seven months even though he had promised it would be very short

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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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