US Iran War: Iran’s top military authorities have condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic, calling his statement a tool for domestic propaganda. The words came hours after members of the Iranian delegation walked out of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) as Trump began speaking about possible military action against Tehran.
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and the Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya issued the statement on Tuesday (September 22) after Trump’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. He said the US Navy had escorted more than 1 billion barrels of oil through the strait and claimed that oil shipments through the route were higher than at any point since the war began. President Pezeshkian is scheduled to address the General Assembly on Wednesday (September 23).
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“The hostile statements and repeated threats by the US president against Iran, accompanied by the use of the UN platform to justify aggression, create insecurity and engage in piracy around the world, are, before being based on realities on the ground, merely a tool for domestic propaganda,” the statement said. He said Washington could reach a deal that would allow Iran to rebuild, or he could “annihilate the Islamic Republic”. Ahead of the session, he called for international efforts to end the confrontation and said, “The people of the world should become aware of the oppressive behaviours in the region; an assembly with the slogan ‘Trust’ should restore trust to the world and end the war and bloodshed.”
Trump had used his UN speech to present two possible paths for Iran. “But I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before? Maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world. Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were in New York for the UNGA, although neither was seated with Iran’s official delegation during Trump’s address. The US president also addressed the Strait of Hormuz and US naval operations in the waterway.
