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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

President Trump threatened to escalate the war with Iran by "annihilating" the Islamic Republic if it fails to negotiate a deal over its nuclear program, delivering a defensive speech justifying the mission at the United Nations on Tuesday. His remarks come more than six months into a war that has grown increasingly unpopular at home, with fewer than a third of Americans approving of the president's handling of the conflict, according to recent polls. "I have a big decision to make," he told world leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, with Iranian diplomats in attendance.

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"Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before " maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy again?

"Do I drive them into hell," he continued, "with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness?"

The war has carried steep political costs for the president and his party ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November, increasing inflation and energy prices due to disruptions in commercial shipping traffic through key waterways in the Middle East.

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Hey, nuking Iran or losing the Mid-Term Elections and becoming Lame Donald Duck?

Easy choice for the Fuehrer in Chief... and it's what Vlad has always enjoyed; the US at war in the ME.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-09-22 01:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Gulf States Set to Urge Trump to Avoid Any Escalation With Iran
finance.yahoo.com

... Gulf Arab states are set to urge US President Donald Trump to avoid any escalation of hostilities with Iran at a meeting on Tuesday, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council, a six-member bloc including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, have been coordinating ahead of a gathering with Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, said the people, who asked not to be identified talking about sensitive matters.

The GCC states are keen to end a conflict that's seen their territories and ships attacked by thousands of Iranian missiles and drones, and which is causing their economies either to contract or slow significantly, largely due to the ongoing disruption to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-09-22 01:15 PM | Reply

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