Trump’s UN speech threatens to “annihilate” Iran, prompts walkout
A 40-minute address mixing economic boasts, an ultimatum to Tehran and a rant on renaming AI left the General Assembly stone-faced.
What to know
- Trump's UN address mixed domestic political boasting with a direct threat to "annihilate" Iran, prompting the Iranian delegation's walkout.
- The speech included an unrelated demand that AI be called "Super Intelligence," adding to its erratic tone.
- Coverage ties the reception — described as delegates left "stupefied and stunned" — to Trump's declining domestic approval.
“As president of the most extraordinary nation in history, I have no interest in leaving dangers to grow for another day.”
Donald Trump, US President · UN General Assembly speech ↗ · Sep 21
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Barack Obama Former US President (referenced)
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Andrew Feinberg's analysis frames the address as bizarre and bombastic, noting it comes as Trump's domestic popularity is at the lowest point of his decade-long political career and that delegates appeared unmoved.
“We inherited a dark age of America from the previous administration, and we turned it into the golden age of America.”
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Iran's delegation walks out during the speech — Iran's UN delegation left the chamber after Trump raised the possibility of annihilating the Islamic Republic.
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Trump casts Iran war as peacemaking, threatens Tehran — Trump described his war on Iran, launched roughly seven months earlier, as "solving decades of intractable challenges," and said he faced a choice between a deal with Tehran or annihilating the Islamic Republic.
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Trump delivers 40-minute UN General Assembly speech — Speaking in the traditional US slot on the first day of the General Assembly's leaders' week in New York, Trump opened with nearly 10 minutes of boasts about US stock markets, tax cuts, and calling the prior administration a "dark age."
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Trump argues AI should be renamed "Super Intelligence" — Later in the address Trump veered into an unrelated riff insisting artificial intelligence should be referred to as "Super Intelligence" instead.
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3 outlets Trump at UN pitches himself as the world's leader but stone-faced General Assembly isn't buying it
first by The Independent, 1d ago · also Independent UK, Yahoo News Canada
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