# WATCH: Trump uses UN speech to defend war with Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/69368

- ABC News, 2026-09-22 17:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://abcnews.com/video/136655841/

> Richard Gowan, program director at the International Crisis Group, comments on President Donald Trump’s speech defending his decision to launch the war with Iran.

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