Trump urges Iranians to rise

Scholar power: 45.3%

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Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	39%	15	45.3%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Trump: Members of his Administration met #Iran delegation in 3-hour meeting that “went very well"

Repeats threat, made in AM to UN General Assembly, that Iran must choose between “potential greatness or obliteration"

Trump envoy, real estate developer Steve Witkoff: “I feel very good right now"

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h

US- #Iran War, Day 208: #Trump Flip-Flops on Support for #SaudiArabia v. #Yemen 's #Houthis

#IranWar

eaworldview.com/2026/09/us-i...

US-Iran War, Day 208: Trump Flip-Flops on Support for Saudi Arabia v. Yemen's Houthis - EA WorldView

Donald Trump bails out of personal commitment to Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman for direct military action against Yemen's Houthis.

eaworldview.com

September 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM

by Trita Parsi

42%

Scholar power: 42.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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Trita Parsi

@tparsi.bsky.social

My conversation with @Glenn_Diesen went to very dark places. But the situation in the Middle East/US/Iran is unravelling, and measures and scenarios that were unthinkable just a few months ago are increasingly being discussed at the government level...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoOw...

Trita Parsi: Middle East Unraveling — Are We on the Path to World War?

YouTube video by Glenn Diesen

www.youtube.com

September 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM

by Amir Attaran

8%

Scholar power: 8.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 Amir Attaran	5%	31	8.4%

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Amir Attaran

@amirattaran.bsky.social

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

by Shibley Telhami

54%

Scholar power: 54.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 Shibley Telhami	50%	13	54.1%

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

I weep for my country www.ft.com/content/1434...

Donald Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran in combative UN speech

US president also suggests he could use further military force against America’s neighbours

www.ft.com

September 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM

by David H. Kaye

27%

Scholar power: 27.0%

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Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 David H. Kaye	17%	28	27.0%

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David Kaye

@davidakaye.bsky.social

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'?

Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 6h

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

by David H. Kaye

27%

Scholar power: 27.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David H. Kaye	17%	28	27.0%

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David Kaye

@davidakaye.bsky.social

spot on (whole 🧵)

Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 5h

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

Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 6h

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

by Michael A. Clemens

41%

Scholar power: 41.3%

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Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 Michael A. Clemens	21%	43	41.3%

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Michael Clemens

@mclem.org

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.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

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

by Markus W. Gehring

27%

Scholar power: 27.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Markus W. Gehring	32%	8	27.2%

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Markus W. Gehring

@mwgehring.bsky.social

International law breaker in chief - time for all UN members to all out rogue governments like his.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

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.

nyti.ms

September 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM

by John Mullahy

5%

Scholar power: 5.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 John Mullahy	3%	37	5.5%

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John Mullahy

@johnmullahy.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...

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 c...

www.nytimes.com

September 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM

Reposted by David H. Kaye

9%

Scholar power: 9.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David H. Kaye	17%	28	9.0%

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Anjali Dayal

@anjalikdayal.bsky.social

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

Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 6h

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

Reposted by David H. Kaye

9%

Scholar power: 9.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 David H. Kaye	17%	28	9.0%

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New York Post

@nypost.com

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…

trib.al

September 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Reposted by Markus W. Gehring

9%

Scholar power: 9.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Markus W. Gehring	32%	8	9.1%

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The New York Times

@nytimes.com

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.

nyti.ms

September 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

23%

Scholar power: 23.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump repeatedly says "transgender mutilization" during his speech to the UN

September 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

7%

Scholar power: 7.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 David Darmofal	22%	11	7.3%

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Headquarters

@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Trump waits for applause at the UN but gets none:

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

"..."

September 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM

Reposted by David H. Kaye, David R. Miller

14%

Scholar power: 14.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David H. Kaye	17%	28	9.0%
🎓 David R. Miller	12%	21	5.5%
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Anjali Dayal

@anjalikdayal.bsky.social

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

Reposted by Steve Peers, Shibley Telhami, Michael A. Clemens , and 2 more Steve Peers, Shibley Telhami, Michael A. Clemens, John Foot, David R. Miller

78%

Scholar power: 78.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	57%	27	29.6%
🎓 Shibley Telhami	50%	13	18.0%
🎓 Michael A. Clemens	21%	43	13.8%
🎓 John Foot	33%	12	11.4%
🎓 David R. Miller	12%	21	5.5%
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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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

Reposted by Simon Lester

13%

Scholar power: 13.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 Simon Lester	34%	16	13.6%

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FinTwitter

@fintwitter.bsky.social

Trump: I believe we will make a deal with Iran after the midterm elections

September 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM

Reposted by Dan Immergluck

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

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🎓 Dan Immergluck	9%	23	4.3%

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FinTwitter

@fintwitter.bsky.social

TRUMP: I URGE IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL

September 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

7%

Scholar power: 7.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	22%	11	7.3%

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

😬 Trump's brags are being met with total silence at the UN

September 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

26%

Scholar power: 26.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 18%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott L. Greer	24%	42	15.6%
🎓 Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò	25%	18	10.6%
Total			26.2%

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Anjali Dayal

@anjalikdayal.bsky.social

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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