Trump’s UN warning to Iran Talks and meeting prospects

Sep 22

ABC's Mary Bruce reports Trump's UN warning that Iran must make a deal or face annihilation. Trump predicts a deal after the U.S. midterm election; Bruce notes the war's effects on the world economy. Her live follow-up says Trump met Zelenskyy that day to discuss Russia's war and was willing to meet Iran's president, who was arriving that evening, but no presidential encounter was scheduled. The report supplies no terms for an Iran agreement or outcome of the Ukraine talks.

At his September 22 UN address, Trump says he must choose between an agreement allowing Iran to rebuild and the destruction of the Islamic Republic. He predicts a deal after the U.S. congressional midterms, accuses Iran of waiting to see the election result and repeats that Iran must never obtain nuclear weapons. These are threats, claims and expectations; no agreement or military decision is announced. ABC, Fox, Kan, Tagesschau, TSN, Vremya and Al Arabiya present different excerpts and interpretations. Kan discusses obstacles and the potential cost of escalation; Tagesschau contrasts the threat with cooperation language and reports disapproval of Trump's foreign policy. ABC's Xi-arrival report recalls only the post-election forecast. In separate interviews Macron replies to the ultimatum by emphasizing Hormuz, and Pezeshkian says Iran did not choose war and rejects surrender. Those responses remain distinct from acceptance of Trump's terms.