Trump Repeats Iran ‘Annihilation’ Threat — This Time in Front of Tehran’s Rep at the U.N.

President Donald Trump used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning to once again threaten Iran with annihilation if the regime doesn’t agree to abandon their nuclear ambitions and open up commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to step up military operations in Iran in response to Tehran’s refusal to accept U.S. peace terms. Most of those threats have been leveled on social media; on Tuesday, Trump openly threatened a U.N. member country at the organization’s headquarters in Manhattan. One member of Iran’s delegation looked on as Trump floated the possibility of destroying his country.

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Eva Terry

Eva Terry is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where she studied English literature, Korean, and computer science.

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President Donald Trump used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning to once again threaten Iran with annihilation if the regime doesn’t agree to abandon their nuclear ambitions and open up commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to step up military operations in Iran in response to Tehran’s refusal to accept U.S. peace terms. Most of those threats have been leveled on social media; on Tuesday, Trump openly threatened a U.N. member country at the organization’s headquarters in Manhattan. One member of Iran’s delegation looked on as Trump floated the possibility of destroying his country.

About the Author

Eva Terry

Eva Terry is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where she studied English literature, Korean, and computer science.