Event Brief
Trump says he could “annihilate” Iran in U.N. speech
By The BriefBrief · Sources (36)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: In a speech at the United Nations, President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” Iran. He also predicted that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran and predicted Iran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Trump made the remarks during his U.N. speech, linking them to his view of how the war would end after the U.S. midterm elections.
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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