{
  "id": 9228965,
  "title": "Trump defends Iran war and threatens annihilation at UN General Assembly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-defends-iran-war-and-threatens-annihilation-at-un-general",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:55:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-defends-iran-war-and-threatens-annihilation-at-un-general-assembly"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump took his \"America First\" foreign policy to the world stage, using his address to the UN General Assembly to defend the war with Iran and issue a stark warning to Iran's leadership. Trump said a deal could come after the midterm elections and that the alternative was to \"annihilate the Islamic Republic.\" Nick Schifrin reports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran if it fails to make deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-threatens-to-annihilate-iran-if-it-fails-to-make-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-22T14:39:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Foreign policy expert breaks down Trump's \"annihilation\" threat to Iran at U.N.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/foreign-policy-expert-breaks-down-trumps-annihilation-threat-to-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-22T23:19:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Trump’s U.N. speech threatens Iran, largely spares Europe from criticism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trumps-u-n-speech-threatens-iran-largely-spares-europe-from-criticism",
        "published": "2026-09-22T23:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}