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Trump: Very Big Things Coming on Iran, Leaves Meeting Door Open

Trump also said he would probably be open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week in New York.

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IRAN — On September 20, U.S. President Donald Trump said he was in deciding mode on Iran and that very big things were going to be happening in the not so distant future.

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He listed three choices he said were on the table: wiping Iran out, letting it rot economically, or making a deal. He then posed his own question: if and when he would blow the entire nation up. He said Iranian officials had better behave.

Trump also said he would probably be open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week in New York.

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