President Trump talks foreign policy during his speech before the United Nations General Assembly.
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As President Trump made his first major address before the United Nations General Assembly, he demonstrated his forceful foreign policy rhetoric while demonstrating that he’s still mindful of his promise to keep the United States as his priority. Here are the main takeaways:
Trump appeared to signal he may soon declare Iran out of compliance with the 2015 agreement that the United States and five other nations negotiated with Iran for the Islamic Republic to curb its nuclear weapons program.
He called Iran a “rogue nation” and said the U. N.-backed deal is “an embarrassment” to the United States. “I don’t think you’ve heard the last of it, believe me,” Trump said. “It is time for the entire world to join us in demanding that Iran’s government end its pursuit of death and destruction,” Trump said.
Nuclear inspectors recently determined that inspections found no evidence Iran is in violation of the agreement. The parties that negotiated the deal, including China, France and Germany, will meet separately on the sidelines of the General Assembly.
Trump denounced North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying his country “threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of life.”
He praised the U. N. for imposing economic sanctions on Pyongyang, but he also said if the regime continues to threaten the United States and its allies and to destabilize East Asia the U. S. is prepared to take action.
“We will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea,” Trump said.
