Trump asks at U.N. about Iran: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic"
“Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?”
Reported September 23, 2026 by thedailybeast.com. Checked word for word against that report.
During his Tuesday address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump raised the possibility of severe military action against Iran’s government, remarks that led Iran’s delegation to walk out. On The Weekly Show podcast, Jon Stewart reacted with disbelief, discussing both that threat and Trump’s suggestion to rename artificial intelligence “super intelligence.” Stewart pointed out that Trump had announced an “AI Force” and a future “AI Czar” but did not rename the task force, creating a mismatch between its title and the technology it would oversee. The moment matters because Trump’s U.N. remarks drew immediate diplomatic reaction and became a focus of public commentary.
- thedailybeast.com ↗︎23 SEP 2026