Trump threatens Iran and rejects global AI controls at UN General Assembly
At the 81st UN General Assembly, Donald Trump threatened to annihilate Iran if it did not reach a deal, and called on Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations. In remarks on AI during the same general debate, Trump rejected international efforts to control its development, while other leaders called for stronger oversight, auditing, regulation, or cooperation.
Countries involved United States · 2 outletsIran · 2 outletsIsrael · 1 outlet
First reported among our outlets by The Hindu (India), · most coverage from China (3), United Kingdom (2), Iran (2), India (2)
What the parties said
United States
"totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme"
"We're going to encourage it, not rein it in,"
Iran
“political bluffing and psychological warfare,”
Iran’s seat in a forum like the United Nations General Assembly is our stronghold,
the US President still sticks to threats.
Coverage
Fox News · United States24 Sep 10:00Trump-Xi reunion comes with unfinished business — and a bigger battle looming
And we're leading now over China by a lot and everyone else.
PBS NewsHour · United States23 Sep 22:55At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' threat
Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?
Mehr News Agency · Iran23 Sep 14:24Pezeshkian stresses Iran's full readiness for defense
the US President still sticks to threats.
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Tehran Times · Iran23 Sep 17:59MP: No meeting between Pezeshkian and Trump
“political bluffing and psychological warfare,”
The Times of Israel · Israel23 Sep 20:54AI chiefs warn UN Security Council of security risks as systems grow more powerful
“We’re leading now over China by a lot, and everyone else, and we’re going to keep it that way,”
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"We must build the capacity to audit these models rather than depend on a handful of private actors,"
World leaders call for stronger AI safeguards at UN General Assembly
"It would be an unforgivable historical omission not to address the challenge of regulating the big techs and artificial intelligence,"
The Korea Herald · South Korea25 Sep 02:47Xi says US, China reach new trade arrangement during summit with Trump: report
totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control AI
Yonhap News Agency · South Korea23 Sep 15:43US and Iran, at war, stage ‘walkouts’ at UN… leave as each other’s leader delivers speech
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"annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal is not reached soon
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“We will never allow US service members or anyone else to be investigated or given show trials by an anti-American tribunal with no jurisdiction over us,”
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I’m not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the industrial revolution,
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CBC News · Canada23 Sep 14:58Iran's president says country won't surrender after Trump threat to 'annihilate' Islamic republic
On Tuesday, Iran's delegation had walked out during Trump's address.
NDTV · India25 Sep 07:11Hormuz To Truce Talks: Inside Iran's New '7-Day' Plan To End War
Trump said Iran could reach an agreement to end the conflict or face "annihilation," prompting members of the Iranian delegation to walk out.
The Hindu · India23 Sep 03:16Trump says U.S., Iranian officials met, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran
Most of Iran's delegation walked out of the chamber as Mr. Trump railed against the Islamic Republic.
Daily Jang · Pakistan23 Sep 07:09