Mourad Vaezi, senior analyst at Iran International, said: “On Tuesday, everyone was waiting to see what Donald Trump, the President of the United States, would say about the Islamic Republic in his opening address at the United Nations. The most important part of his remarks was the threat to destroy the Islamic Republic if it did not reach an agreement.

Trump said that a major decision was at hand and that his message was clear: either you reach a deal, or we will destroy you.”