Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran from UN podium if no deal reached

President Trump threatened to "annihilate" Iran from the UN podium if no deal is reached, while acknowledging an agreement is unlikely before November's midterm elections. Trump defended his Middle East military campaign, originally described as a four-week "excursion," as necessary for peace. He claimed credit for ending eight wars and offered Iran a choice between a deal or destruction, while granting a month of grace until after the elections. The US State Department allowed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to attend the UN, where he showed no public interest in meeting Trump. Trump claimed a three-hour US-Iran meeting occurred, though Tehran hasn't confirmed. He also celebrated the Venezuela intervention and attacked the UN and ICC.