US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was deciding whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country in a bombastic 37-minute speech to the United Nations that appeared tailored to war-weary American voters.He spoke at length about Iran, Gaza and Ukraine, while also turning to Greenland, Venezuela, Cuba, the United Nations and the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Trump defended US military action against Tehran, warned that he would not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and called for its complete economic isolation. He also said he was weighing whether to make a deal with Iran or annihilate the Islamic Republic. However, later he said a settlement could be reached.
Trump repeated his claim that he settled the war between India and Pakistan last year, as he addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly here."Since I took office, it has been my great honour to settle eight wars, and in so doing, become friendly with the leaders of many of those countries. It was a great honour to do it. Numerous of these wars have gone on for many years and even decades," Trump said in his address.He said the reason he was able to “make these settlements” was the use of his “very special relationships”, trade, use and threat of tariffs, and various other reasons depending on the country.
Much of the rest of his speech was dedicated to proclaiming his own achievements in making the United States the "most powerful country in the world". Trump threatened to use the "unmatched military might" of the US to secure Washington's interests in Latin America, and said the Communist-run island of Cuba would soon "fall".Cuba has suffered repeated nationwide blackouts after the US imposed a devastating fuel blockade on the Caribbean nation in January, leaving millions of people without power. Members of the Cuban delegation walked out of the hall as Trump referenced his pressure campaign against the country.
Trump also rejected calls for international supervision of artificial intelligence, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology. The US president announced that the US government would henceforth use the term "super intelligence" rather than "artificial intelligence" in its communications, and said he hoped the world would follow suit.
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