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Trump: If forced to defend, ‘we will have no choice but to totally destroy’ N. Korea Trump: US may have no choice but to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea
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US President Donald Trump delivers his first speech at the annual General Debate of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. In his first address to United Nations, US President Donald Trump has threatened North Korea with total destruction if it attacks the US or its allies. He also blasted Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and Syria.
US President Donald Trump has stressed the importance of sovereignty in international relations, saying the US is not seeking to impose its way ways on other countries, in his first address to the United Nations.
“In America, we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone,” Trump said in the speech to the UN. If forced to defend itself and its allies, the US “will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea,” Trump said in his remarks at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. He also called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a “Rocket Man” on a suicide mission.
Trump said he will always put America first, just like other leaders in the room “will always and should always put your countries first,” he said, drawing brief applause from the audience. Trump thanked China and Russia for joining the US at the UN Security Council to impose new sanctions on the DPRK. In the past two month, the UNSC passed two rounds of sanctions against North Korea for its repeated testing of ballistic missiles.
“We are guided by outcomes, not ideology.” Last week, Moscow told Washington that while Russia and China are implementing the sanctions part of the UNSC resolution, the US must deliver on its obligation to pursue diplomacy to defuse the crisis.
Trump used the word ‘sovereignty’ many times in the first part of his speech, stressing that it is the founding principle of the United States. Meanwhile, North Korea warned Monday that the more sanctions imposed on it, the more quickly it will complete its nuclear force, official state news agency KCNA reports.
President Trump then went on to blast North Korea and “the Rocket Man,” referring to the North Korean leader and his recent missiles tests.  
"Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime," he said. Iran
If forced to defend itself and its allies, the US “will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea,” he added.  
Trump thanked China and Russia for joining in to impose sanctions on the North. Trump declared the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran an “embarrassment to the US,” adding, “frankly, I don’t think you’ve heard the last of it.”
“It is time for North Korea to realize that denuclearization is its only acceptable future.” His administration has threatened to quit the deal if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) did not require and obtain access to all Iranian military sites.
The president also blasted Iran, saying its chief exports are “violence, bloodshed and chaos.” The UN’s nuclear watchdog last week certified that Iran complied with the agreement, which was negotiated by world powers - including the US - two years ago, in order to make sure Iran does not build nuclear weapons.
He said the nuclear deal with Iran, which major world powers including the US negotiated two years ago, “is an embarrassment to the US,” and added “frankly, I don’t think you’ve heard the last of it.”  
Earlier, the Trump administration threatened to quit the deal if the IAEA does not require and obtain access to all Iranian military sites. Venezuela & socialism
The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, last week certified that Iran has been complying with the agreement, which was designed to make sure Iran does not build nuclear weapons.  
The 72nd Regular Session of the assembly opened on September 12 and will last till September 25. Trump also railed against Venezuela and its leadership, saying the US will help the Venezuelan people “regain their country and restore their democracy.”
The topic of the General Debate is ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’, according to the UNGA website.  “We call for the full restoration of democracy and political freedoms in Venezuela,” Trump said, adding that the US has imposed sanctions against the government of President Nicolas Maduro and is prepared to do more.
He then went on to blast socialism in places like Venezuela and Cuba, saying that their problems stem from the fact that “socialism has been faithfully implemented.”
Earlier in the speech, however, Trump spoke about the importance of sovereignty as a guiding principle in international relations.
“We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone,” Trump said. “We are guided by outcomes, not ideology.”
The American president stated he will always put America first, just like other leaders in the room “will always and should always put your countries first,” he said, drawing brief applause from the audience.