In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and defends foreign policy
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
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Trump threatens to annihilate Iran in speech
President Trump spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, wondering aloud whether to wipe out Iran before his aides sat down for what he called a "good meeting" with a delegation from the country. Ed O'Keefe reports from the U.N.
Foreign policy expert on Trump's U.N. speech
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Trump talks Iran at UN General Assembly
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Trump threatens Iran in U.N. address
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