Trump warns Iran at UN he may drive them into hell, says US settling years of unfinished business
UNITED NATIONS — President Trump called on United Nations members to support the US war effort against Iran as he floated a dramatic military escalation that would “drive them into hell.”Trump received applause from foreign dignitaries for his pledge to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon after delivering the shocking threat, saying he was “settling years of unfinished business.”“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?” the president said in his 38-minute 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?”Trump has threatened for days to ramp up the military campaign as peace talks stall.He said at the UN that he expects Tehran to change its tune following the Nov.
3 midterm elections.“I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to.They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election.
What they don’t realize is that I’m not running,” he said.“The Republican Party is running, and I’ll be helping them.But I am not running,” Trump added, despite encouraging GOP voters to act as if he’s on the ballot.“I gave absolutely no credence and will not give credence to the election when it comes to Iran.
It doesn’t even enter my mind.The only thing that does is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” he insisted to applause in the chamber.Trump framed the conflict as unavoidable after he attempted to negotiate a nuclear deal with Tehran.“We are settling years of unfinished business.
And we’re doing it well.There is no better example of a danger that was allowed to gather strength at the world’s peril than t...