President Trump Defends Iran War Decision at UN General Assembly
At the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump addressed world leaders and defended his decision to initiate a war against Iran, labeling the Iranian regime as a "terrorist regime" and accusing it of delaying negotiations.

Anchorage, AK, September 22, 2026 —
President Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, where he defended his administration’s decision to initiate military action against Iran. During his address, President Trump characterized the Iranian regime as a “terrorist regime.”
The President also stated that Iran has been delaying negotiations. Specific details regarding the timeline or nature of the “war” initiated against Iran were not provided in the summary, nor were specific outcomes or next steps following this defense of the decision.
The summary indicated that President Trump made these remarks while speaking to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. The context of the negotiations and the specific accusations of delay were presented as part of his justification for the administration’s actions.
No direct quotes from President Trump’s speech were included in the summary, other than the labeling of the Iranian regime as a “terrorist regime.”
Story summarized from the original created by Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press on www.adn.com, see more information here.
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