During his Tuesday address to the United Nations General Assembly, US President Donald Trump warned of possible further military action against Iran, while predicting that Washington and Tehran would reach an agreement after the November 3 midterm elections.
Trump said, ““I have a big decision to make While addressing the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world?”
“They were the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no more. “Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?”
Because it doesn’t make sense for them not to, “I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election.
They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election,” he said. “There is no better example of a danger that was allowed to gather strength at the world’s peril than the number one sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said. Earlier reporting noted: President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, shortly after threatening in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war. Earlier reporting noted: “It was a very good meeting,” Trump said. Earlier reporting noted: “I have a big decision to make,” Trump said.
Trump thanked the UN Security Council for what he called an overwhelming vote condemning Iran’s attacks on commercial shipping. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were present in New York for the United Nations meeting but did not attend Trump’s address. Trump also claimed that the US Navy had escorted over 1 billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict started.
“Now we must be equally united in maintaining pressure,” he said. He also said oil flows through the strategically important waterway had reached their highest level since the war began.
