Key facts
- US President Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the UN, emphasizing American power.
- Trump threatened Iran with "annihilation" if a deal with Washington was not reached.
- Trump called Cuba a "failed state," leading to a walkout by the Cuban delegation.
- A new security deal was signed by the US, Denmark, and Greenland for two US military bases in Greenland.
- Trump suggested renaming Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence."
US President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday, delivering a wide-ranging speech that covered the war in Iran, artificial intelligence, Cuba, and the role of America's military. Trump used the global platform to tout his administration's policies and issue pointed threats to some nations present.
Trump accused the UN of imposing a far-left agenda but relished the global stage to assert American power and his role as a peacemaker. He declared that "America is still prepared to use its military might wherever Trump thinks it might be required to secure its national interests," stating he was "reasserting American power" and flexing the country's "unmatched military might." He reiterated his "America First" stance, asserting that "the United States will no longer permit threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere."