Trump threatens to annihilate Iran as US and Iranian envoys hold three-hour UN talks

US envoy Steve Witkoff has held three hours of talks with an Iranian delegation at the UN as the US threatened to destroy Iran.

• Trump told the UN general assembly he would "annihilate" Iran "and do it quickly," calling on countries to isolate Tehran and lower energy prices.
• Witkoff and the Iranian delegation met for three hours on the assembly's sidelines; Witkoff said he felt very good about the talks.
• A senior Iranian official said Tehran was prepared to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week.
• Iran links reopening Hormuz to lifting the blockade, releasing its assets, and ending the war.
• Iranian officials denied dropping their preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after the UN talks in New York.
• The New York talks were mediated by Qatar and gathered Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner.
• Iran's armed forces threatened 'crushing' attacks in response to Trump's stated intention to annihilate the country.
• Trump said he was closing in on a major decision on Iran between a deal after midterms and wiping out the country.
• Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohbi said Trump had failed to carry out past threats against Iran.
• Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf vowed Iran would never surrender or halt its activities under US pressure.
• An Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran is studying the US response to its proposal, prioritizing a permanent end to hostilities and lifting the naval blockade.
• US President Trump called the meetings with the Iranian intermediaries at the UN very productive.