Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business'

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning Tuesday for Iran to make a deal soon or face severe consequences for its pursuit of a nuclear weapon."I have a big decision to make: 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?" Trump told the United Nations General Assembly in his morning address."Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again.Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?"This is a breaking news update.

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