Event Brief
Trump threatens to “annihilate” Iran amid UNGA talks
By The BriefBrief · Sources (40)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 23, 2026 at 8:16 AM ET
Summary: US President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that he would “annihilate” Iran, then later said US officials held a “very good” meeting with Iranian leaders. Iran’s top military body dismissed the remarks and said it is ready to respond with “crushing” severer attacks.
WHO: Donald Trump; Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff
WHAT: Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran and Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff warned of “crushing” severer attacks.
WHEN: Sep 23, 2026
WHERE: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, USA
WHY: Trump’s remarks about Iran triggered a military response from Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff.
How this story developed (showing 6 of 6 earlier reports)
Sources (40):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
LA Times,
MarketWatch,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
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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