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Speaking on global conflicts and foreign policy, Donald Trump outlined the United States' stance on Iran, maritime security, and peace initiatives across the Middle East and beyond. Trump noted that US naval escorts in the Strait of Hormuz have kept oil shipments flowing despite violations by Tehran. Weighing diplomatic engagement against military confrontation, Trump asked, '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 people and countries again?' He called for total economic isolation until Iran ends its nuclear ambitions and attacks on commercial shipping. Trump also highlighted the United Nations Security Council's endorsement of the 20-point Gaza Peace Plan, the establishment of the Board of Peace, and his role in mediating numerous protracted international conflicts.

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00:00and is now well over 300 percent.
00:04Yet even after we agreed to a ceasefire for nuclear discussions,
00:08Iran promptly violated it with brazen acts of terrorism against civilian ships from other countries.
00:15I want to thank the UN Security Council for voting overwhelmingly to pass a resolution
00:21condemning Iran's despicable terrorist attacks on commercial shipping.
00:27Thank you very much.
00:30That resolution, I'm pleased to say, received more co-sponsors from UN member nations
00:35than any Security Council resolution in history.
00:40That's something.
00:41Now we must be equally united in maintaining pressure.
00:45The United States Navy has recently escorted more than 1 billion barrels of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:52and more oil is flowing than at any point since the start of the war.
00:57We're taking 22, 25, 30, 32, and 37 ships out, respectively, every single day, every single night.
01:07But I have a big decision to make.
01:11Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever
01:20was before?
01:21Maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world.
01:26Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy
01:34people and countries again?
01:36Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?
01:45But I believe we'll make a deal right after the election, because it doesn't make sense for them not to.
01:53They're waiting to see how I do in the midterm election.
01:57What they don't realize is that I'm not running.
02:00I did that already and won in a landslide.
02:04We won in a giant landslide.
02:06And I'll be here for two and a half years.
02:09The Republican Party is running, and I'll be helping them.
02:13But I am not running.
02:14I gave absolutely no credence and will not give credence to the election when it comes to Iran.
02:22It doesn't even enter my mind.
02:26The only thing that does is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
02:32The cowards and traitors.
02:41The cowards and traitors would love to say the United States is low on munitions, but that's not true.
02:48We have more munitions than we could ever possibly even think of using, and we're building them at levels that
02:56we have never done before.
02:57We are adding to our stockpiles faster than we have ever been able to do before.
03:04Top of the line stuff.
03:06In addition, in the very near future, massive munition plants will be opening.
03:12There are 18 of them being built by the greatest defense companies in the world right now.
03:1918 under construction.
03:21Some of them very quickly will be completed.
03:23They're almost there.
03:24And that rapid construction will be leading to very rapid deployment of missiles of every type and ammunition of every
03:34type.
03:34And we'll be able to supply our allies at a much faster rate than we're doing right now.
03:40I call on all nations to join us in enforcing the complete economic isolation of Iran until they stop their
03:48attacks on commercial shipping, relinquish their nuclear ambitions, and cease their support of terror.
03:55The terrorist regime is behaving badly, not because they are strong and confident, but because they are weak and desperate.
04:07If we stand united, we will soon see a world free of the last 51-year menace of Iranian terror.
04:15And oil prices will come plummeting down even lower than they were at the start of the conflict.
04:22And they were very low.
04:23In the United States, they were really low.
04:26With courage and resolve, anything is possible.
04:30Big changes can happen and happen fast.
04:33One year ago, when I addressed the great leaders in this hall, the war in Gaza was still raging brutally.
04:40The hostages were still deep in Hamas tunnels, and there was no end in sight.
04:46It was never going to be resolved.
04:48But here on the sidelines of the General Assembly, we took the first steps.
04:54It changed everything.
04:55A few weeks later, we ended the war in Gaza, saving untold thousands of lives.
05:01We also brought home all remaining hostages, both living and dead, every single one of them.
05:15Everyone thought it was a miracle that we were able to do so, and people celebrated in the streets.
05:21I want to express my gratitude to the United Nations Security Council for their unanimous endorsement of our 20-point
05:28Gaza peace plan.
05:30And for officially approving the Board of Peace.
05:34It's going to be a very significant group of people.
05:38Nearly 30 countries have joined the board, which I am honored to chair.
05:43And we're thankful to many of those member nations for contributing billions and billions of dollars to relief.
05:50And it goes right to the rebuilding and relief of Morocco, Bahrain.
05:55These are the countries that gave Qatar, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and many more.
06:05That money goes right to the source, right where they need it, and they desperately need it.
06:11And those countries have been very generous.
06:14And others also are stepping up at numbers that nobody would even believe because they want to see people live.
06:21If they want to see the humanitarian thing happen properly, they've been fantastic.
06:27I also want to thank those who have committed troops, police, and training to help stabilize Gaza,
06:33including Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Jordan, and more.
06:43Since I took office, it has been my great honor to settle eight wars and, in so doing, become friendly
06:51with the leaders of many of those countries.
06:54It was a great honor to do it.
06:57Numerous of these wars have gone on for many years and even decades.
07:01The reason I was able to make these settlements was the use of my relationships, very special relationships to this
07:09day, very, very special.
07:11Trade, the use of tariffs and the threat of tariffs, and various other reasons depending on the country.
07:18Among them, in terms of settlement, Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda,
07:34Pakistan and India, Armenia and Azerbaijan,
07:40and, of course, the war in Gaza, which, as I stated previously, includes the return of all hostages, both living
07:48and dead.
07:49Almost every one of these countries wrote me a letter of thank you.
07:53The Prime Minister of Pakistan, a terrific man, said that Donald Trump was responsible for saving 30 million lives and
08:02probably many more than that.
08:04The President of Azerbaijan said President Trump in six months did a miracle.
08:09It was an absolute miracle that nobody thought could be done.
08:13The Prime Minister of Armenia said this breakthrough would simply not have been possible without President Trump's personal engagement and
08:21his resolute commitment to peace.
08:24The President of Cambodia stated President Trump's extraordinary statesmanship, marked by his commitment to resolving conflicts and preventing catastrophic wars
08:34through visionary, innovative diplomacy,
08:38was most recently demonstrated in his decisive role in brokering an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and peace.
08:47This timely intervention, which averted a potentially devastating conflict, was vital in preventing a great loss of lives and paved
08:56the way towards the restoration of peace.
09:00The President of Rwanda said when President Trump saw the opportunity to contribute to peace, he immediately took it.
09:07This conflict has lasted for 32 years.
09:10Millions and millions of people have died.
09:15We got it settled.
09:16We've seen countless mediations and efforts, but none has succeeded in resolving the underlying issues.
09:24President Donald Trump issued a new and effective statement that really has brought great peace and space through really a
09:36breakthrough that we thought was impossible.
09:40We're working very closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, and we will get that one done.
09:46It's going to happen, I think, more quickly than people understand.
09:51They've had it.
09:52They've had it.
09:52They've had it.
09:52They've had it.
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