Event Brief
Trump defends Iran war and threatens “annihilate” at UN
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Summary: President Trump used his UN General Assembly address to defend the US war with Iran and issue a warning to Iran’s leadership. He said a deal could come after the midterm elections, but warned that the alternative would be to “annihilate the Islamic Republic.”
WHO: President Trump
WHAT: Trump defended the US war with Iran and warned Iran’s leadership that the alternative to a deal would be to “annihilate the Islamic Republic.”
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: United Nations General Assembly, New York, USA
WHY: Trump’s remarks were a response to the US war with Iran and a warning about the consequences he said would follow if a deal did not materialize.
Sources (14):
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
Financial Times,
France 24,
Jerusalem Post,
LA Times,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Straits Times,
The Guardian World,
The Independent,
WSJ World News
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