A U.S. president has delivered a hardline speech at the UN, calling for global economic isolation of Iran and framing the country as a persistent threat over five decades. The address included a direct warning of potential military action, with the president declaring intentions to "annihilate" Tehran in response to perceived aggression. Meanwhile, the president dismissed concerns about artificial intelligence as exaggerated, labeling them a "hoax" while defending recent strikes against Iran. The remarks reflect a confrontational stance on foreign policy and energy markets amid escalating tensions.
US president threatens to ‘annihilate’ Tehran and dismisses threat from AI as a ‘hoax’ in bellicose addressUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called on nations to unite to isolate Tehran and bring down global energy prices, as he gave a bellicose defence of his administration’s foreign policy and decision to strike Iran.“I call on all nations to help to enforce the complete economic isolation of Iran,” Trump said in a speech to the UN general assembly on Tuesday. “If we stand united, we will soon see a world free of the last 51-year menace of Iranian terror … and oil prices will come plummeting down even lower than they were at the start of the conflict.” Continue reading...
