Trump at UN says he faces Iran decision: deal or "do I annihilate the Islamic Republic"

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he faced a major decision on Iran: whether an agreement would let the country recover and prosper, or whether he would act quickly to destroy the Islamic Republic. Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, dismissed the remarks in a Wednesday interview on state broadcaster IRIB, saying Washington was trying to justify its conduct before the world, while Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters called the threat a sign of strategic desperation. The address came amid a US economic siege and naval blockade and a war Iranian officials say the US and Israel began on Feb. 28. Iranian officials say they have drafted seven conditions for settling the conflict and will keep the Strait of Hormuz shut until they are met.