From ‘annihilate Iran’ to ‘super intelligence’, Trump's boasts of US power at UNGA

TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump issued his starkest warning yet to Iran on Tuesday, saying he faces a choice between reaching a deal with Tehran and “annihilating the Islamic Republic,” while scolding the rest of the world for not confronting it. In the process, he also portrayed American military and economic power as the principal force capable of reshaping a turbulent world.In a 40-minute speech before the United Nations General Assembly that ranged from the Middle East and Ukraine to climate change, artificial intelligence, drug cartels and the future of the UN itself, Trump defended the US-Israeli war against Iran and said he believed Tehran would ultimately agree to a deal after America's November midterm elections.“I have a big decision to make,” Trump told the assembled leaders, transparently reflecting a quandary. “Will a deal be made with Iran ...