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Currently Playing: PEPE ESCOBAR: Iran Will STRIKE First -New Weapons From CHINA and NORTH KOREA Have Reached IRAN

Hours after Trump told the UN he might “annihilate” Iran, a source close to Tehran’s leadership told our host that Iran has ordered its forces to strike first the moment an attack is confirmed — and expects that attack in October, not after the midterms. Zulfiqar Ali (California) and Pepe Escobar (Moscow) on UN General Assembly night: what Iran’s source says has arrived from China and North Korea, why Pakistan has stepped back as mediator but not away from Iran, the three demands Araghchi handed Steve Witkoff in New York, and the diplomatic door China is trying to hold open before Xi Jinping meets Trump on Thursday. Sourcing note: Claims attributed to the host’s source — the first-strike order, weapons deliveries from China and North Korea, and Pakistani intelligence cooperation — are single-source and have not been independently verified. Trump did not use the word “nuclear” at the UN; his words were “annihilate the Islamic Republic” and “drive them into hell.” Escobar’s descriptions are his own analysis. #Iran #USIran #Trump #TrumpUNSpeech #UNGA2026 #PepeEscobar #TransitionProtocol #StraitOfHormuz #IranChina #ChinaIran #PakistanIran #NorthKorea #OctoberSurprise #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #Araghchi #Witkoff #XiJinping #USForeignPolicy #IranCrisis