Event Brief
Trump tells UN he must choose on Iran
By The BriefBrief · Sources (36)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Speaking at the UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump said he has a “big decision to make” regarding Iran. He framed the choice as either acting to “annihilate” Iran quickly or reaching a deal to end the US-Israeli war.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump told the UN General Assembly he must choose between “annihilating” Iran quickly or making a deal to end the US-Israeli war.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026 at 11:19 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Trump was addressing the UN General Assembly and presenting his stated choice on Iran, framed alongside ending the US-Israeli war.
How this story developed (showing 4 of 4 earlier reports)
Sources (36):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
LA Times,
MarketWatch,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Wall Street Journal,
Washington Post,
Yonhap Korea
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