Trump’s UN speech was delusional and dangerous | Kenneth Roth
Disregarding the UN charter’s emphasis on the peaceful resolution of disputes, he doubled down on his violent unilateralism while denigrating the global issues that the UN is designed to address.For many, the headline remark was his musing about whether to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” of Iran. “Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”But it was probably less a genuine threat than a clumsy effort to influence ongoing negotiations where he has little leverage. Trump is in desperate quest of some face-saving gesture that will allow him to feign “victory” and extract himself from his disastrous war of choice.He spoke of destroying the “Islamic Republic”, which might imply the Iranian military, a legitimate military target.
- ▪Disregarding the UN charter’s emphasis on the peaceful resolution of disputes, he doubled down on his violent unilateralism while denigrating the global issues that the UN is designed to address.For many, the headline remark was his musing
- ▪“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”But it was probably less a genuine threat than a clumsy effort to influence ongoing negotiations where he has little leverage.
- ▪Trump is in desperate quest of some face-saving gesture that will allow him to feign “victory” and extract himself from his disastrous war of choice.He spoke of destroying the “Islamic Republic”, which might imply the Iranian military, a le
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‘Most would say only that Trump is leading in national embarrassment.’ Photograph: David Dee Delgado/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘Most would say only that Trump is leading in national embarrassment.’ Photograph: David Dee Delgado/ReutersOpinionUS newsTrump’s UN speech was delusional and dangerous Kenneth Roth It is a sad and dangerous that at such a perilous moment, the United States is saddled with a president like TrumpWed 23 Sep 2026 11.30 EDTLast modified on Wed 23 Sep 2026 11.39 EDTShareDonald Trump’s speech on Tuesday before the United Nations General Assembly was an object lesson in his lawless rule and remarkable capacity for self-delusion.
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