# UNGA Day 1: US and Iran hold talks despite Trump’s threat

https://mins.news/en/item/69745

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-22 22:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/22/unga-day-1-us-and-iran-hold-talks-despite-trumps-threat?traffic_source=rss

> The 81st UN General Assembly opened with US President Donald Trump threatening to ‘annihilate’ Iran. Despite the threat, US and Iranian officials held three hours of talks on the sidelines of the gathering.

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