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Trump urges Iranians to rise

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President Trump delivered a UN General Debate speech in New York urging Iranians to rise up and pressing Iran over the war, though critics said the conflict was uniting Iranians.

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Trump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?"
September 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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As a US citizen, I protest this filthy, bloodthirsty policy statement in the strongest possible terms.

America’s vast influence abroad and at home has depended on our country meaning something other than slobbering brutality.

Shattering that harms all Americans, Conservative and Liberal.
Trump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?"
September 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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it's hard to overstate this. have we ever seen such a threat like this from an american president? a threat of such horrible death & destruction & aggression? in the home of the institution designed ***BY THE US*** to 'save succeeding generations from the scourge of war'?
On Iran, Trump asks, "Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival" for future generations? A reminder: he is addressing the United Nations, whose charge is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
September 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Trump starts out his UNGA speech with a reference to the US's 250th anniversary, and says he can report with pride that the US is stronger than it ever was before. There is no applause.
September 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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On Iran, Trump asks, "Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival" for future generations? A reminder: he is addressing the United Nations, whose charge is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
September 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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spot on (whole 🧵)
it I had to cite a key moment from Trump's speech, it would be this one. it is a threat not just to the Iranian government but to the Iranian people, and in that sense it contravenes both the international laws prohibiting war and the international humanitarian law that protects civilians
On Iran, Trump asks, "Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival" for future generations? A reminder: he is addressing the United Nations, whose charge is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
September 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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International law breaker in chief - time for all UN members to all out rogue governments like his.
September 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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All of the Trump administration's Iran spin is based on the fiction that Obama's nuclear deal wasn't working. I hope the general public recognizes the truth here.
Marco Rubio claims that if it wasn't for Trump, diesel prices would be $18 a gallon 🙃
September 22, 2026 at 2:23 PM

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😬 Trump's brags are being met with total silence at the UN
September 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM

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Trump warns Iran at UN he may 'drive them into hell,' says US 'settling years of unfinished business'
Trump warns Iran at UN he may 'drive them into hell,' says US 'settling years of unfinished business'
UNITED NATIONS — President Trump called on United Nations members to support the US war effort against Iran as he floated a dramatic military escalation that would “drive them into hell.&#822…
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September 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM

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Trump: I believe we will make a deal with Iran after the midterm elections
September 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Confessing intent to commit war crimes before an audience is not smart. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy
The president signed an agreement on Greenland after a speech in which he said domestic politics won’t sway his Iran policy.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM

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Trump repeatedly says "transgender mutilization" during his speech to the UN
September 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM

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Breaking News: In his UN speech, President Trump said he had a decision to make on Iran: make a deal or "annihilate" the nation. Follow live updates from the UN's General Assembly.
U.N. Live Updates: ‘Annihilate’ Iran or Strike a Deal, Trump Says to General Assembly
President Trump said that Iran had been “the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no longer.” Earlier, António Guterres, the U.N. secretary general, called on the General Assembly to end conflicts.
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September 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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In Thursday call from #Saudi Crown Prince #MBS, #Trump pledged direct military action v. #Houthis in #Yemen

But on Sunday, as US planes prepared for airstrikes, Trump called off operation

#SaudiArabia #IranWar
September 22, 2026 at 4:57 AM

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it I had to cite a key moment from Trump's speech, it would be this one. it is a threat not just to the Iranian government but to the Iranian people, and in that sense it contravenes both the international laws prohibiting war and the international humanitarian law that protects civilians
On Iran, Trump asks, "Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival" for future generations? A reminder: he is addressing the United Nations, whose charge is to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
September 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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UK Prime Minister Burnham: We will provide defensive air support to #SaudiArabia to counter attacks by #Yemen 's #Houthis

Agreed to request for air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets to defend energy infrastructure

Will use 1st meeting w Trump, in New York on Tues, to urge de-escalation of #IranWar
September 22, 2026 at 5:05 AM

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Trump waits for applause at the UN but gets none:

"America is back and our country is greater today than ever before."

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September 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says reut.rs/47gvQAs
US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ​on Tuesday the US ‌is open to speaking with Iranians at the UN ​General Assembly, but ​no meeting is currently scheduled.
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September 22, 2026 at 11:25 AM