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During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump praised Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as a “terrific man,” crediting himself with resolving the conflict between Pakistan and India in May 2025. Trump also claimed responsibility for ending eight other conflicts globally, emphasizing his diplomatic efforts and use of tariffs to achieve peace. He highlighted that the prime minister had written him a letter expressing gratitude for saving potentially millions of lives.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where Xi pressed Trump to adopt Beijing's stance against Taiwan independence, which Taiwan rejected outright. Meanwhile, Taiwan is crucial for global tech and economy due to its leading semiconductor production; TSMC alone produces the majority of advanced chips that power smartphones, AI systems, and more. As Stanford Hoover fellow Eyck Freymann noted, economic disruption from a conflict over Taiwan would be severe.
In unrelated developments, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with US media at the UN General Assembly, where he denied Iran's nuclear ambitions while offering to dilute its enriched uranium and allow inspections under international law. He also blamed Washington for ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that Iran has over 440 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, raising concerns despite Pezeshkian's denials.
Taiwan's representative, Ambassador Alexander Yui, clarified during an interview on CBS’s "Face the Nation" that while Taiwan was discussed between Trump and Xi, it wasn't a major focus. He emphasized there has been no change in US policy towards Taiwan amid recent tensions with China.
Written for “Taiwan Iran Us Relations Midterms” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 386 other(s) covering the same event.
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a “terrific man” during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as he once again mentioned his role in ending the Pakistan-India conflict in May 2025.
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he → call → May
During a speech that covered the conflict in Iran, artificial intelligence and criticism of the UN, Trump once again listed conflicts that he had played a role in ending.
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he → cover → role
“Since I took office, it has been my honour to help settle eight wars, and in so doing, become friendly with the leaders of many of those countries,” Trump said.
“It was a great honour to do it,” he added.
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he → take → it
He highlighted that he had been able to settle these conflicts via his “great relations”, as well as the use of tariffs.
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he → highlight → tariffs
Listing off the countries, he noted “Pakistan and India” as a conflict he settled, alongside Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the Gaza conflict, among others.
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he → list → others
He noted that almost all of these countries had written him letters of thanks for his role.
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all → note → role
“The prime minister of Pakistan — terrific man — said that Donald Trump was responsible for saving 30 million lives and probably many more than that,” he added.
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he → say → that
Tensions between India and Pakistan had flared in April 2025 when a deadly terror attack on tourists in occupied Kashmir was, without evidence, blamed on Islamabad, which strongly refuted the allegations.
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which → flare → allegations
The two sides traded a series of tit-for-tat blows that ended in May with the declaration of a ceasefire by Trump, who has since repeatedly talked about his role in ending the military escalation between the two countries.
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who → trade → countries
He has also praised Chief of the Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on several occasions, calling him a “highly respected general”, a “great fighter” and “my favourite”.
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He → praise → him
Trump warns he could ‘annihilate’ Iran without peace deal
Trump also used his speech to argue that the war with Iran prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warn that he could “annihilate the Islamic Republic” if no deal is reached to end the conflict.
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deal → warn → conflict
While predicting his administration would strike a peace deal with Iran following the November 3 US midterm elections, Trump called on other nations to join America in isolating Iran economically to force it to the negotiating table.
“I have a big decision to make.
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I → predict → decision
Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?” Trump said.
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Trump → make → country
“Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?”
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I → annihilate → people
Trump added: “Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?
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I → add → greatness
But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election.”
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we → believe → election
The remarks marked the latest justification Trump has offered for the war with Iran.
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Trump → mark → Iran
He has previously cited a range of reasons for the February US-Israeli strikes, including Tehran’s nuclear programme, its support for regional proxy groups and the prospect of regime change.
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He → cite → change
Iran has consistently denied seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
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Iran → deny → weapons
“I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to.
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them → believe → sense
They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election,” Trump said in his speech.
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Trump → wait → speech
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