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Trump Threatens To Annihilate Iran, Vows Faster Russia-Ukraine Resolution At UN
Trump threatened to annihilate Iran at the UN, then signaled possible talks. He said the Ukraine conflict would end faster after the US midterms.
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UN speech and deadlines
Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that he would have to decide between an agreement with Iran and “annihilating” the Islamic Republic, and he said he believed a deal would come “right after the midterm elections in the United States in November.” Trump also framed his approach to Iran as a choice between rebuilding and “annihilate the Islamic Republic and do so quickly,” and he warned that “Should I send them to hell” if no agreement is reached.
Trump asserted that the United States would resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict “faster than people think,” while he also said “When others talk about peace, I make peace.” Trump used his speech to threaten the use of military force in the Americas, saying “we will use our unmatched military power to protect the United States’ vital national interests.”
Direct talks after threat
Euronews reported that Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran before announcing that American and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines, prompting the Iranian delegation to leave the room. Trump told reporters, “It was a very good meeting,” after the sidelines encounter, and he said another discussion was planned “in the very near future.”
La Presse said Iranian state television Irib reported that Tehran conveyed conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including “the immediate lifting of the naval blockade [by the United States]” and “rapid disbursement of all Iranian assets frozen.” La Presse added that Abbas Araghchi participated on the Iranian side, while Steve Witkoff described the talks as “very good” and said “This was a three-hour meeting.”
Cartels, Greenland, and AI
Trump compared drug cartels to “the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere,” and he said they were “enemies at war with civilization” using “murder, rape, torture and extortion as instruments of terror.” Trump also said the United States would replace the term “artificial intelligence” with “superintelligence,” and he argued “I am not going to slow the growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution.”
Trump signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland to expand U.S. military presence on the island, and he said the pact would include “building two very large military bases.” Trump used the UN stage to warn Latin American governments that “threaten the interests” of the United States, and he said “if necessary, we will use our unmatched military power to protect the nation’s vital interests.”