Trump’s UN Address Focuses on Iran, Greenland and AI

President Donald Trump used his September 22 address to the United Nations General Assembly to defend his administration’s approach to Iran, Venezuela and Cuba, assert U.S. military interests in Greenland, and call for accelerating artificial intelligence development while rejecting a global regulatory framework. On Iran, Trump warned that he could annihilate the Islamic Republic if it did not reach a peace deal. He predicted an agreement after the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, while presenting a choice between a settlement and military action. His remarks establish his stated position, but the reports do not independently verify the status or outcome of negotiations with Iran. Trump also said the United States would use the term “super intelligence” instead of artificial intelligence and that he would not stifle the technology’s growth. He opposed a global framework to regulate AI and said the United States was leading China in the field. The speech framed technological development as a national priority; it did not set out a specific regulatory plan or provide details on how the proposed terminology would be adopted. On Venezuela, Trump described U.S.