US President Donald Trump returned to the stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, where he touted his administration's policies in front of world leaders and issued pointed threats to some of those gathered in the room. The lengthy speech was wide-ranging, covering the war in Iran, AI, Cuba and the role of America's military.

President Donald Trump struck a contradictory tone on Iran during his address before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, calling himself a peacemaker while also warning of his willingness to “annihilate” the country. He added that the upcoming midterm elections would not influence his decision-making around the war in Iran.

At the United Nations, Trump warned the rest of the world that the United States wouldn't hesitate to flex its strength as a global superpower.

Trump's speech came before he meets more than a dozen world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.

President Trump is addressing the United Nations General Assembly as the war with Iran approaches its seventh month.

Trump told the UN General Assembly that the US would not allow military service members to be subject to what he called show trials by an anti-American tribunal.

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend the US-Israeli campaign against Iran while laying out his foreign policy priorities.

The president sees muscular foreign policy as a core part of his legacy, even if it is complicating Republicans’ prospects in the coming election.