US President Donald Trump can shock people. And he did just that eleven minutes into his 40-minute address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday (September 22).
“Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?” asked Trump. “Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”
The threat, among the many that he has issued since the start of this war, was disconcerting.
Besides focusing on Iran, Trump also laid out his vision for America: an America that wouldn’t join global regulation of AI and a US that urged countries to abandon the International Criminal Court, which was set up to prosecute war crimes.
Trump also made multiple false claims in his address on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to US participation in wars and much, much more.
In his UNGA speech, Trump boasted about US control over Venezuelan oil, following the toppling of the government there by US forces, saying “to the victor belong the spoils”.
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