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Trump Says Iran Must Make Deal or Face Annihilation at UN (Updated)

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  • On October 8, President Donald Trump said the United States would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, in a statement published by the White House.

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U.S. President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that Iran must reach an agreement with Washington or face what he called rapid annihilation of the Islamic Republic. He said Iran would never obtain a nuclear weapon and predicted an agreement after the U.S. midterm elections. Trump invoked the October 7 attack, attributing the terrorists' funding to Iran and citing 1,200 Israelis killed. He also said U.S. naval escorts had moved more than one billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

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UN Web TVSource Language: EnglishUnited NationsOpens in a new tab.The White HouseSource Language: EnglishUS GovernmentOpens in a new tab.
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