Trump Defends Iran War, Threatens Annihilation at UN
President tells General Assembly he acted while others talked, claims credit for ending eight conflicts.
KEY POINTS
- Trump defended the seven-month-old war against Iran at the UN General Assembly.
- He threatened to "annihilate the Islamic Republic" without a nuclear deal.
- Trump claimed credit for ending eight conflicts, including Pakistan-India and Gaza.
- He praised Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif as a "terrific man" during the speech.
- Trump called for ICC member states such as Italy to withdraw from the court.
President Donald Trump addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, defending the war he launched against Iran on February 28 and warning he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" if a nuclear deal is not reached. He framed the conflict as a necessary confrontation with a regime he called the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
Trump devoted roughly ten minutes to domestic achievements, citing record stock markets, tax cuts, a secure border, and falling crime rates. He claimed zero illegal migrants had entered the US in the past 16 months. Delegates listened in near silence, offering only polite applause for the pledge to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon.
“While others have talked, I have acted; while others have spoken of peace, I have made peace.”
The president asserted he had settled eight wars since taking office, citing Pakistan-India, Thailand-Cambodia, Armenia-Azerbaijan, and Gaza. He quoted Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling him a "terrific man" who saved 30 million lives. Trump also demanded ICC member states like Italy withdraw from the court.
On artificial intelligence, Trump argued the term should be replaced by "superintelligence" to reflect its geopolitical stakes. He pledged to end the war in Ukraine and predicted a peace deal with Iran following the US midterm elections on November 3.
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