Event Brief
Trump says he would ‘annihilate’ Iran at UN
By The BriefBrief · Sources (38)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
Summary: US President Donald Trump told the UN that he could “annihilate” Iran, framing the remark as a response to the Iran-US relationship. He also said Americans had a “very good meeting” with a delegation from Tehran during bilateral discussions.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump made remarks at the UN threatening to “annihilate” Iran and said Americans had a “very good meeting” with a Tehran delegation.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Trump was reacting to the bilateral meeting with a delegation from Tehran and the broader US-Iran situation.
How this story developed (showing 5 of 5 earlier reports)
Sources (38):
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,
Stars & Stripes,
Straits Times,
Tehran Times,
The Guardian World,
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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