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Trump’s UN speech sparks walkouts over Iran threats

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC · How we work

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Delegations Walk Out

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
The threats to “annihilate” Iran and to call Cuba an “absolutely failed state” prompted delegations to exit, drawing criticism of the UN’s peace-keeping role.
Trump signed a pact with Denmark and Greenland, authorizing two U.S. bases on Greenland.
CNN, barred from the White House press pool, aired the speech via UN television.

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Kushner Iran Diplomacy

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
A three-hour meeting of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff with Iran could open diplomacy and that Iran was no longer Middle East bully.
He called Iran the number one sponsor of terror.
Leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates met with Trump.

Blindspot

President Donald Trump signed a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland during his September 22, 2026 United Nations General Assembly speech, adding two U.S. military bases to Greenland.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Delegations Walk Out

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
The threats to “annihilate” Iran and to call Cuba an “absolutely failed state” prompted delegations to exit, drawing criticism of the UN’s peace-keeping role.
Trump signed a pact with Denmark and Greenland, authorizing two U.S. bases on Greenland.
CNN, barred from the White House press pool, aired the speech via UN television.

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