Trump threatens Iran with destruction at UN — France 24
US President Donald Trump, speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, said he is deciding whether to strike a deal with Iran or “destroy” the Islamic Republic. In his 37-minute speech, he defended the nearly seven-month war against Iran, claiming it was launched to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
As France 24 reports, Trump said Iran could make a deal after the US midterm elections in November. The outlet notes that the Republican Party could lose control of Congress in those elections, including because of high fuel prices linked to the unpopular war.
Statements on military power
The US president said that the United States is “the most powerful country in the world” and threatened to use “unmatched military might” to protect Washington’s interests in Latin America. Trump also said that Cuba’s communist authorities would “fall” soon. During this part of the speech, representatives of the Cuban delegation left the hall.
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Separately, Trump announced an agreement on Greenland, under which the United States will, according to him, build two bases in the Arctic territory. He signed the document with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Artificial intelligence and the ICC
Trump also criticized the UN and the International Criminal Court, which he called “ultra-left globalist” structures, and urged other countries to boycott the ICC. He rejected the idea of international oversight of artificial intelligence, calling it an attempt at global control over the technology.
The US president said that US authorities will henceforth use the term “superintelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres, for his part, called on the United States and China to begin a dialogue on the future of the technology, comparing the need for such engagement to contacts between the United States and the USSR during the Cold War.
