{"id":27722,"date":"2026-09-23T10:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27722"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:33:17","slug":"strategic-desperation-iran-on-trumps-annihilate-islamic-republic-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27722","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Strategic desperation&#8217;: Iran on Trump&#8217;s &#8216;annihilate Islamic Republic&#8217; remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134426676,imgsize-103586,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/trump.jpg\" alt=\"'Strategic desperation': Iran on Trump's 'annihilate Islamic Republic' remark\" title=\"&quot;I believe we'll make a deal right after the election,&quot; Trump said in his UN speech.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"&quot;I believe we'll make a deal right after the election,&quot; Trump said in his UN speech.\">&#8220;I believe we&#8217;ll make a deal right after the election,&#8221; Trump said in his UN speech.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iran has hit back at US President Donald Trump&#8217;s threat to &#8220;annihilate&#8221; the Islamic Republic, accusing Washington of showing strategic desperation rather than strength as tensions between the two countries remain high.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a statement issued after Trump&#8217;s address to the United Nations General Assembly, Iran&#8217;s Armed Forces said the US president&#8217;s repeated threats were aimed more at domestic political messaging than reflecting the situation on the ground.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The statement was issued by the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and the Khatam al-Anbya Central Headquarters, according to Iran&#8217;s state-run IRNA news agency.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Iran calls Trump&#8217;s threat &#8216;strategic desperation&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Iranian military authorities said Trump&#8217;s remarks showed the difficulties facing the US in its confrontation with Iran. <!-- -->They argued that repeated threats were not evidence of American strength, but reflected what they described as exhaustion within the US military.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The statement also accused the US of creating instability in West Asia through its military presence in the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Iran, it said, had instead acted as a stabilising force for regional security and international trade. It accused Washington of trying to compensate for what it described as repeated failures against Iran and the Resistance Front.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The Iranian military further said Trump&#8217;s words would not change the balance of power or reverse what it described as US setbacks in the conflict.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Pezeshkian takes Iran&#8217;s message to UN<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New York on Tuesday for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Before leaving for the US, Pezeshkian said Iran would use international forums to present its position on the conflict and its dealings with Western powers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cWe will forcefully raise Iran&#8217;s positions in international forums. The issues we will raise at the United Nations are expressing the oppressed state of the Iranian nation, the crimes that have occurred, and the distrust that has been created. We went to the negotiating table several times and signed agreements, but unfortunately, the whole world saw how commitments were not fulfilled and the writings were trampled underfoot,&#8221; he said en-route to the US.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The Iranian Armed Forces said Pezeshkian&#8217;s UN address would also convey what it described as the strength and resilience of the Iranian people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Trump presents Iran with choice<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Trump had used his UNGA speech to issue a direct warning to Tehran, saying Iran faced a choice between reaching a deal and facing further US military action.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>\u201cI have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before? Maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world. Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? But I believe we&#8217;ll make a deal right after the election, because it doesn&#8217;t make sense for them not to,\u201d Trump said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The exchange comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, with both sides using increasingly forceful language as diplomatic efforts over the conflict remain under pressure.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/strategic-desperation-iran-on-trumps-annihilate-islamic-republic-remark\/articleshow\/134426578.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I believe we&#8217;ll make a deal right after the election,&#8221; Trump said in his UN speech. Iran has hit back at US President Donald Trump&#8217;s threat to &#8220;annihilate&#8221; the Islamic Republic, accusing Washington of showing strategic desperation rather than strength as tensions between the two countries remain high.In a statement issued after Trump&#8217;s address to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790159601_trump.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"&#8220;I believe we&#8217;ll make a deal right after the election,&#8221; Trump said in his UN speech. 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