# Trump’s UN Bluster Didn’t Impress Xi, Putin or Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/75943

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-27 12:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-09-27/trump-s-un-bluster-didn-t-scare-xi-putin-or-iran?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab90c5229ff1500011511d5

> Donald Trump likes to play the tough guy. Speaking from the United Nations podium this week, the president threatened to send Iran’s regime “into hell” and gloated over taking Venezuelan oil, saying, “to the victor belong the spoils.”

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