00:00So the platform may change, but Donald Trump's threats don't.
00:03From the United Nations General Assembly, Trump has issued a fresh warning to Iran
00:08saying that Tehran will either sign a deal that lets them rebuild
00:12or he will annihilate the Islamic Republic.
00:15Trump rhetorically asked if he should drive them into hell with no chances of survival.
00:20In his speech, Trump described Iran as the world's biggest sponsor of terror
00:24and said Tehran had been given every opportunity to make a deal,
00:28but it is threatening the security of the region.
00:30Trump further claimed Tehran is only waiting for the United States' midterm elections
00:35before agreeing to a deal,
00:36vowing that after the midterms the deal will be signed and oil prices will come tumbling down.
00:42Trump also used his address to reiterate that Iran's Air Force and Navy are all gone
00:48and that its nuclear sites had been obliterated.
00:55There is no better example of a danger that was allowed to gather strength at the world's peril
01:01than the number one sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
01:09For 51 years, the fanatical Iranian regime has ruled by bloodshed and mass murder,
01:17spreading death and carnage and chaos across the entire Middle East and beyond.
01:23They were the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no more.
01:27From the first day I entered the political arena, I've been unwavering.
01:32I will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
01:36Upon taking office last year, I immediately opened negotiations with Iran
01:41and offered them full economic cooperation in exchange for ending their nuclear program
01:46and support for terror, but they refused.
01:50They absolutely refused.
01:52That was a big mistake.
01:57But I have a big decision to make.
02:00Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than
02:08it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world?
02:15Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill
02:23and destroy people and countries again?
02:26Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?
02:34But I believe we'll make a deal right after the election because it doesn't make sense for them not to.
02:43They're waiting to see how I do in the midterm election.
02:46What they don't realize is that I'm not running.
02:49I did that already and won in a landslide.
02:53We won in a giant landslide.
02:56And I'll be here for two and a half years.
02:58The Republican Party is running and I'll be helping them.
03:02But I am not running.
03:04I gave absolutely no credence and will not give credence to the election when it comes to Iran.
03:11It doesn't even enter my mind.
03:15The only thing that does is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
03:25I call on all nations to join us in enforcing the complete economic isolation of Iran
03:32until they stop their attacks on commercial shipping, relinquish their nuclear ambitions,
03:38and cease their support of terror.
03:41The terrorist regime is behaving badly, not because they are strong and confident,
03:49but because they are weak and desperate.
03:52If we stand united, we will soon see a world free of the last 51-year menace of Iranian terror,
04:01and oil prices will come plummeting down even lower than they were at the start of the conflict.
04:07And they were very low in the United States.
04:09They were really low.
04:13And my colleague Rohit Sharma sums up Donald Trump's address at the U.N. General Assembly.
04:18Listen in.
04:21President Donald Trump is set to return to the White House where I'm standing right now.
04:25He's going to be here coming back after a bunch of meetings at the United Nations today.
04:30He started off his day today by giving a speech at the UNGA, by addressing the Assembly at UNGA,
04:37and he talked about things that are really close to his heart.
04:39He started off by Trump fashion.
04:42He talked about that he has to make a decision in the Iran war.
04:47Nothing's settled yet.
04:48I mean, there is a chance that he might go all in with destroying Iran,
04:52or there is a possibility if Iranians were to listen to him, they could make a deal with him.
04:58He said he's open to meeting with them, he's open to hearing what they have to offer,
05:01but they have to offer a good-faith negotiation for that door to be open.
05:08Again, President Donald Trump's specifics not saying much,
05:11but saying there is a chance we could see a deal around after midterm elections.
05:15Also letting the Iranians know that the consequence, I mean,
05:19the impact of election or the results would not really matter to President Donald Trump
05:24because he's still going to be the man in charge at the White House who the Iranians will have to
05:29deal even after November.
05:31So President Donald Trump clearly saying that he thinks he has an upper hand in negotiating with Iran,
05:36and Iran should negotiate in good faith with America.
05:39Also, President Donald Trump making a point about the Russia-Ukraine war,
05:44stating that the war could possibly end sooner than most people expect it to be,
05:49and also sending a message to Russia saying he could use the power of the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill
05:56to put tariffs on countries that import oil and energy from Russia.
06:01And who are those countries?
06:02China and India.
06:03So kind of warning Russia that, look, I could actually go and do this
06:08and pressure you from your allies who are importing energy from you, potentially 100% tariffs.
06:14So this is the first time we heard President Donald Trump say that.
06:16The third thing he talked about is a broader message to the global audience,
06:20that he is somebody who believes in doing things.
06:22He's a doer.
06:23He's not going to sit around and let the world fall apart.
06:25His leadership has done a lot for the world,
06:27and the world should essentially be grateful for America for leading the charge and doing things.
06:32He also categorized the cartels in the Western Hemispheres and equating them to ISIS
06:39and saying they are as bad as ISIS.
06:42But overall, a 30-minute speech, a typical Trumpian speech where he talked about a lot of stuff.
06:47He talked about what America has given to the world, how America is more secure.
06:51He also talked about Greenland and how securing Greenland is a major breakthrough
06:55for preserving Western Hemisphere and the world.
06:59We'll have to wait and watch what happens in the coming week.
07:03As you all know, President Donald Trump will be meeting with Xi Jinping,
07:06who's supposed to come to the White House on Thursday, this Thursday, September 24th.
07:10We'll bring you all the live updates right here from Washington, D.C.
07:13This is Rohit Sharma for India Today.
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