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President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, discussing the war with Iran and threatening to completely destroy the country or drive it into hell if a peace deal is not reached. Trump also predicted that Iran might wait until after the U.S. midterm elections to make a deal. Additionally, U.S. officials held a three-hour meeting with Iranian representatives on the sidelines of the summit.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that President Trump delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly where he threatened Iran with annihilation and discussed the possibility of a peace deal following the midterm elections.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic and Truthout heavily emphasize the aggressive and chaotic nature of Trump's language, using terms like deranged and genocide. Center outlets such as The Hill and BBC News provide a more straightforward account of the speech alongside concurrent diplomatic meetings. Right-leaning outlets like Blaze Media and WorldNetDaily balance the threats with descriptions of Trump acting as a peacemaker and highlighting simultaneous bilateral talks.
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Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal
President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he has a major decision coming on the U.S. war in Iran and predicted a deal could be reached between the two countries after November’s midterm elections. “I have a big decision to make,” Trump told the international body, including Iranian representatives. ”Will a…
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Source context: Donald Trump openly mused about Iran’s potential annihilation before the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday.Speaking before representatives of 193 countries, Trump painted two pictures for a potential peace deal with Iran, offering the country the chance to rebuild or be com…
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Donald Trump openly mused about Iran’s potential annihilation before the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday.Speaking before representatives of 193 countries, Trump painted two pictures for a potential peace deal with Iran, offering the country the chance to rebuild or be completely destroyed.“But I have a big decision to make,” Trump said. “Will a…
“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?” he said.
President Trump’s rambling, combative speech Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly saw him return to his most serious quagmire yet—the war in Iran—telling world leaders that he was considering completely destroying the country as a means to end the conflict he launched alongside Israel in February. “Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do…
The president claimed he was a peacemaker at the United Nations ... while threatening war crimes against Iran
President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.
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President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he has a major decision coming on the U.S. war in Iran and predicted a deal could be reached between the two countries after November’s midterm elections. “I have a big decision to make,” Trump told the international body, including Iranian representatives. ”Will a…
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
In his address, the US president pondered whether a peace deal would be agreed or whether he would have to take extreme action against Iran.
US President Donald Trump tackled Iran, AI and more during his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Tyler Kendall reports the key takeaways from the speech. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Trump took his "America First" foreign policy to the world stage, using his address to the UN General Assembly to defend the war with Iran and issue a stark warning to Iran's leadership. Trump said a deal could come after the midterm elections and that the alternative was to "annihilate the Islamic Republic." Nick Schifrin reports.
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The president cast himself as a peacemaker while threatening that Iran faces annihilation during a speech to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.President Donald Trump also predicted that the Iranian regime is waiting until the midterm elections before agreeing with a peace deal to end the conflict.He called on all nations to…
President Trump revealed Tuesday that his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a three-hour meeting with Iranian leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
'He's doing a kind of a carrot-and-stick routine here ... he's wielding a very big stick while also dangling a fat juicy carrot'
President Donald Trump said that US officials met with Iranian counterparts at the UN General Assembly in Manhattan on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump predicted Tuesday during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia and Ukraine would reach a deal.
Tehran Dangles Peace Deal Hours Before Trump Threatens To ‘Annihilate’ Iran
TURTLE BAY—President Donald Trump told global leaders on Tuesday afternoon that he is facing "a big decision" on the war with Iran and will "drive them into hell with no chance of survival" if Tehran refuses to compromise at the bargaining table.
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