US President Donald Trump attracted the attention of the entire world while addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. During his much-awaited speech, Trump openly expressed his views on many major international issues like American foreign policy, the ongoing conflict with Iran, the Russia-Ukraine war, the Gaza crisis and the functioning of the United Nations. During this, Trump made a big and shocking claim and said that he has stopped a total of eight wars going on around the world on the basis of tariffs. He also bluntly said that Iran will never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.
'Eight wars were stopped through tariffs'
In his address, the US President stressed that his administration has played a decisive role in ending the ongoing tensions and conflicts between different countries. Trump claimed that he has stopped a total of eight wars around the world by using harsh economic weapons like tariffs and America is continuously working towards establishing global peace. Highlighting the achievements of his government, he said that America is now playing a very active and strong role at the international level, keeping its national security interests at the forefront.
Trump's toughest stance on Iran so far
Speaking on the extremely sensitive issue of Iran, Donald Trump strongly defended the military action taken by America and Israel. He said that it was extremely important to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons at any cost. Trump warned that if a peace deal with Iran is not reached soon, the US will not shy away from taking even tougher measures. According to news agency Reuters, he warned that in case of no agreement, he could take a big decision to completely destroy Iran. However, along with this he expressed hope that a concrete agreement can be reached with Iran after the US mid-term elections to be held in November. On the other hand, Iran has continuously rejected American claims that it is trying to make nuclear weapons, due to which tension remains between the two countries.
Questions raised on the functioning of the United Nations
During this speech, Trump did not limit his talk only to Iran or wars, but he also raised sharp questions on the functioning of the United Nations (UN) and the role of all international organizations. The US administration has always been prominently raising issues related to major reforms and US sovereignty in the United Nations. After Trump's speech, serious issues like Gaza conflict, Russia-Ukraine war and global security have once again come to the center of the world.
War crimes allegations and further diplomacy
Amidst Trump's speech, a separate UN investigation report on the Iran war has also become a topic of much discussion. A UN-backed independent fact-finding mission said last week it had found strong grounds to consider the US attacks on a school and sports complex in Iran as potential war crimes. In addition, the Mission has also accused the Iranian authorities of serious human rights violations. However, amid all these heated debates, during the United Nations General Assembly, Trump is going to hold bilateral meetings with top leaders of many countries, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and prominent leaders of the Gulf countries. In the coming days, it will be interesting to see whether a path for talks is found between America and Iran or the tension increases further.