Trump threatens Iran and promotes a wider US role in UN address
At the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump threatened to annihilate Iran if it did not reach a deal, demanded that it reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and urged other countries to isolate it. He also described plans for a lasting US security role in Greenland and said the United States could use military force to protect its interests in the Western Hemisphere, while rejecting international AI controls.
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any attempt to construct a globalist scheme
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He also reiterated that he would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
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The message sets the U.S. up "to assert control, if not dominance, in this hemisphere," O'Neil told reporters in an online panel discussion Tuesday.
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We have been at the negotiating table several times. The whole world sees that they are easily trample on, the agreements.
“political bluffing and psychological warfare,”
Iran’s seat in a forum like the United Nations General Assembly is our stronghold,
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Highlights Iran's doubts about past agreements
We have been at the negotiating table several times. The whole world sees that they are easily trample on, the agreements.
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Relays Press TV
Quotes Iran's military calling the threat propaganda
“strategic desperation” and a tool of domestic political propaganda.
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Pezeshkian stresses Iran's full readiness for defense
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Quotes Iran's military rejecting threats as strength
“The repetition of baseless allegations and threats should not be interpreted as a sign of US strength,”
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Relays Reuters
Emphasizes the U.S. lead over China in AI
“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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Highlights Lula's call for AI regulation
"It would be an unforgivable historical omission not to address the challenge of regulating the big techs and artificial intelligence,"
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Highlights Lula's call for AI regulation
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World leaders call for stronger AI safeguards at UN General Assembly
Highlights South Korea's global AI hub plan
He said South Korea would establish a global AI hub, bringing together international organizations, multilateral development banks, industry and academia, with the goal of making…
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Translated from: 米イラン代表団が3時間の協議 トランプ氏「良い会談だった」
Places an agreement after the midterms
The Hankyoreh · South KoreaThree-hour U.S.-Iran talks after Trump’s “annihilation” threat…“discussed conditions for reopening Hormuz”
Translated from: 트럼프 “전멸” 겁박 직후, 미-이란 3시간 협상…“호르무즈 재개방 조건 논의”
Frames Iran's choice as deal or annihilation
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Notes North Korea's absence from the speech
Trump did not mention North Korea in his earlier UN speech Tuesday.
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Leads with North Korea's absence from the speech
I have a big decision to make: Will a deal be made with Iran
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Translated from: Donald Trump annonce un accord «plus tôt qu'on ne le pense» entre la Russie et l'Ukraine
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France 24 · France23 Sep 20:54Fact-checking Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly
Reports depleted U.S. and NATO stocks
And last month, a US defence and NATO official told the Associated Press that US military stocks in Europe faced a “beyond critical” shortage, largely because of the Iran war.
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Translated from: News: Donald Trumps Uno-Rede, Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Hattingen, Friedrich-Merz-CDU in der Krise
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Translated from: Trump amenaza con aniquilar Irán en un discurso en la Asamblea General de la ONU con tintes electorales
Leads with the threat to annihilate Iran
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Rejects a global AI control scheme
any attempt to construct a globalist scheme
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Covers Trump's rejection of global AI controls
The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now.
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Trump defends military action against Iran, Venezuela, and calls for rebrand of AI
Includes annihilation among Trump's options
“annihilate the Islamic Republic” and “drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness.”
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Relays AFP
Links renewed dialogue to attacks on Iran
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Relays Xinhua
Explains the risk to Diego Garcia
I’m not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the industrial revolution,
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Translated from: لماذا غير ترمب اسم الذكاء الاصطناعي؟
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Translated from: Trump’tan BM’de flaş açıklamalar: İran’ın nükleer silahı olmayacak
Reports Trump's call to isolate Iran
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Notes the Cuban delegation's walkout
Members of the Cuban delegation walked out of the General Assembly hall as Trump spoke.
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Translated from: Глава МИД ФРГ отверг призыв Трампа к массовому выходу стран из состава МУС
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Adds context on the Pituffik base
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Leads with Iran's Indian Ocean warning
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Notes Iran's delegation leaving the chamber
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Translated from: امریکا و اسرائیل کیخلاف پہلے کی نسبت کہیں زیادہ تباہ کن جوابی حملے کیلئے تیار ہیں: ایرانی فوج
Quotes Iran's accusation of U.S. aggression
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Accounts conflict
Whether the United States and Venezuela account for more than 60% of the world’s oil
Trump said the two countries together have more than 60% of the world’s oil.
When you add the United States and Venezuela together, we have more than 60% of the oil in the world.
“When you add the United States and Venezuela together, we have more than 60 percent of the oil in the world.”
France 24 estimated their combined share at about 21.9% of proven reserves and 23.2% of current production; AP put their share of global reserves at about 22%.
Based on proven reserves - oil considered recoverable under current economic and operating conditions - the US and Venezuela together account for roughly 21.9% of the global total.
Based on current production, the combined figure is around 23.2%.
Different emphasis
How international AI risks should be governed
Trump rejected attempts to create a global scheme to control AI and said the United States would encourage its development.
"totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme"
"We're going to encourage it, not rein it in,"
Guterres called for a multilateral risk-management framework with independent oversight; Macron called for auditing capacity and cooperation; Lula called for regulation of major technology companies and AI.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for stronger global coordination to manage AI risks, including work toward a multilateral AI Risk Management Framework backed by…
"We must build the capacity to audit these models rather than depend on a handful of private actors,"
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