Trump Tells UN: Deal or 'Annihilate' Iran — SkimNews
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- Trump told the UN General Assembly he must choose between making a deal with Iran or "annihilating" it, framing US policy toward Tehran as a stark binary.
- António Guterres, the UN secretary general, opened the same gathering by calling on world leaders to end conflicts, underscoring the gap between the body's stated mission and the escalation language on display.
Why it matters: Trump delivered an ultimatum-style framing at the very forum where world leaders convene to project harmony, while Guterres opened the same session pleading for an end to wars — a tonal split that shows the UNGA's stated peacemaking mission is clashing with member-state rhetoric on Iran.
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