Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, highlights Christian persecution: 'Not even believable'

President Donald Trump delivered an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, threatening to annihilate the Iranian regime if they neglect to make a deal with the United States.

"I have a big decision to make," Trump told the assembly, which included a delegation from Iran. "Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever war before, maybe 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? Do I drive them into Hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?" he continued.

Trump went on to claim that he expects to make a deal with Iran following the midterm elections, noting "it doesn’t make sense for them not to." He claimed the potential outcome of the elections in November have played no role in his political calculation regarding the war that has extended for nearly seven months and fractured his political coalition.

"It doesn't even enter my mind. The only thing that does is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon," he said, prompting applause.

Trump also pushed back on reports of depleted U.S. munitions, describing them as a false narrative peddled by "cowards and traitors."

"We have more munitions than we could ever possibly even think of using, and we're building them at levels that we have never done before. We are adding to our stockpiles faster than we have ever been able to do before; top-of-the-line stuff. In addition, in the very near future, massive munition plants will be opening," he said.

Trump took credit for settling conflicts involving Gaza, Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan and India, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan. He also cited actions involving Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba, Greenland, NATO and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump also boasted in the speech of his administration's domestic accomplishments over the past year, citing job creation, decreased poverty, higher household incomes, tax cuts, investment commitments, border enforcement and reduced crime.

"Our economy is the envy of the world. Our military is the most powerful on Earth. Our technology is second to none, and we are leading in virtually everything. Our energy is fueling the planet. America is rising. Our nation is growing. Our power is expanding. Our country is doing better than ever before, and our future is very, very bright," he said.

Trump later touched on the worldwide persecution of Christians, noting "the craven hypocrites of the Human Rights Council have little to say about" the topic. He went on to highlight the dangers of Western nations importing vast numbers of immigrants from countries where Christian persecution is rampant.

"Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time. So this is persecution of Christians, or the crimes of the world's most repressive regimes," said Trump, who is slated to meet later this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House.

"Yet they want America to open up our borders to gangs and criminals from the world's most dangerous places. They want the worst people to come in from the worst places on Earth, and we don't do it anymore," he continued.

Trump's warning about the consequences of unrestrained migration echoed his speech at the U.N. General Assembly last year, when he accused the international body of failing to secure peace while subsidizing the mass immigration that he said is destroying Western countries, especially in Europe.

"It's uncontrolled. Your countries are being ruined. The United Nations is funding an assault on Western countries and their borders," he said, later adding: "Your countries are going to Hell."