Politics● ElevatedSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 PM
What to know about Trump's U.N. address and his annihilation threat for Iran
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · global
President Trump threatened to "annihilate" Iran and defended his handling of world conflicts in his U.N. speech on Tuesday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports. Then, Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal joins with analysis.
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