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We begin this morning with Iran
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Its president is about to take the same U.N. stage where President Trump threatened just
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yesterday to, quote, annihilate the Islamic Republic. Masoud Pazeshkin arrived in New York late last night, vowing to, quote, firmly defend
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Iran's position on the war. But he arrives with diplomacy already underway
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U.S. Envoy Steve Whitcoff says American and Iranian negotiators held lengthy, indirect
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talks on the sidelines of the General Assembly Tuesday. He didn't say what they discussed
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only that he hopes the talks will prove, quote, constructive and promising. Trump called it a
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very good meeting and told reporters another round is scheduled in the near future. That's
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a very different tone from the one Trump struck on the UN stage just hours earlier, threatening
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to wipe out Iran while also saying he believes a deal can still be reached
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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
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Maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world
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Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again
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do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or
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generations? But I believe we'll make a deal right after the election. Iran's foreign ministry
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spokesperson responded to that threat early this morning saying, quote, these remarks don't stem
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from strength. They stem from desperation
