Trump offers Iran deal or annihilation in UN speech

President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that the war with Iran could be settled after the U.S. midterm elections in November, presenting Tehran with a stark choice between a deal that lets it rebuild or annihilation. "Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world?" Trump said in his address in New York. "Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?" Trump added that he believes a deal will come "right after the election," saying Iran is waiting to see how he performs electorally. He repeated his longstanding promise that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. The president also declared that Iran is no longer the dominant power in the region, saying it "was the bully of the Middle East, but they are the bully no more." He claimed that U.S.