Did Trump's UN speech convince voters on Iran?
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Did Trump's UN speech convince voters on Iran?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 202621 min
  • Politics

Americast is in New York as Donald Trump tells world leaders he could “annihilate” Iran, whilst also - behind the scenes - talking up the progress of peace talks between Iran and the United States. Sumi and Anthony unpack the US president’s appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, discussing whether the speech was aimed more at his domestic audience than world leaders. With just over six weeks from midterm elections and record low approval ratings, is Donald Trump now more isolated amongst world leaders than at any other point in his presidency? We discuss how much i...

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The big story here at the UN is always what is happening behind the scenes.

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Now on with this one. Donald Trump used the podium here at the United Nations to renew his threats against Iran. So in front of the international community, he said he's either going to make a deal

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or he's going to annihilate them. But he said also talks are going well. The big story here at the UN is always what is happening behind the scenes. There are backroom deals, sideline discussions, bilateral meetings taking place, all of which

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