Trump at UN asks whether to "annihilate the Islamic Republic" or negotiate with Iran

President Donald Trump told world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday that he faced a choice between a negotiated agreement with Iran and a devastating military campaign against it, which he described as a way to ensure Tehran could not harm other nations again. He used the speech to defend the war with Iran, now in its seventh month, saying it began as an effort to keep Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and he said he expected Iran to reach a deal soon after November's midterm elections, when Republicans may lose their congressional majority over voter anger at high fuel prices tied to the conflict. The 37-minute address, which also asserted American military strength and threatened action in Latin America, seemed aimed at an American public weary of the war.