Trump Threatens to 'Annihilate' Iran at UN — SkimNews
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- Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on September 22 to argue the war with Iran has already prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Trump warned he could 'annihilate the Islamic Republic' if no deal is reached to end the conflict, framing the address as a choice between diplomacy and escalation.
Why it matters: Trump cast his UN address as a binary choice between a peace deal and annihilation of Iran, while defending the war as having already blocked Tehran's nuclear path — a justification that shifts de-escalation pressure onto Tehran at the world's main diplomatic stage.
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