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Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal

Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal

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Trump’s closing message to UN — AI needs a new name:

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President Trump capped off his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with a nod to growing fears about runaway artificial intelligence.

Trump said the U.S. “totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control.” He instead called for a rebrand, announcing that all U.S. government documents would instead use the term “super intelligence.”

“The use of the word artificial makes it sound fake,” he said. “It’s not fake, it’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful,” he said. “Welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI.”

“Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it’s much more accurate. Let’s see if I have any power. Maybe I do, and maybe I don’t. We’re going to find out pretty soon,” he added. 

Here’s what you may have missed from his speech: 

“Big decision” coming on Iran: Trump told the UNGA that he has a major decision coming on the U.S. war in Iran and said a deal could come after November’s midterms.

“Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?” he asked. “Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again. Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”

Russia-Ukraine: The U.S. is “working very closely” with Russian and Ukrainian leaders, Trump said. “We will get that one done. It’s going to happen, I think, more quickly than people understand.”

He said he would deploy sanctions under a new law named for late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) “if necessary.” The law created new sanctions and tariff powers for the president to punish countries trading with or supporting Russia economically. 

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at an airport in Ireland on Monday while the two waited for their planes to be refueled on the way to the U.S.

Last month, Ratcliffe visited Russia for an announced meeting with intelligence officials. And special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to Kyiv to discuss the war.

Cuba walks out: Trump said that “freedom will be coming to Cuba” and accused the Cuban communist regime of stirring opposition........

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