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TDFP News Roundup 9/22/26
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Trump warns Iran at UN he may ‘drive them into hell,’ settling ‘unfinished business’:
President Trump told the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday he faces a “big decision” — a deal that lets Iran rebuild, or to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” and “drive them into hell” — framing the war as “settling years of unfinished business.” He vowed Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, called for complete economic isolation until shipping attacks and terror support stop, and said Tehran is “waiting to see” the midterms even though he is not on the ballot.
Trump signs Greenland security deal granting permanent U.S. military rights:
President Trump, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed a U.N. sideline pact Tuesday expanding permanent U.S. military rights on Greenland without separate Danish or Greenlandic approval for additional installations. The deal leaves sovereignty unchanged while barring adversary military presence and sensitive investments; Trump said the U.S. will develop two major bases, including Cold War-era sites at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig alongside Pituffik.
Rubio: A nuclear Iran would be ‘North Korea in the Middle East’:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday the U.S. is open to talking with Iranians at UNGA but no meeting is scheduled, stressing Iran “must never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” He told Fox that failing to act risks “North Korea, but in the Middle East,” while arguing the naval blockade and “crippling” sanctions are biting and diplomacy remains an open door if Tehran chooses it.
UN fact-finders: Iran committed crimes against humanity in January protest crackdown:
A U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission concluded Iran’s January crackdown produced at least 3.5 times more injuries and 5.5 times more deaths than the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom repression, with lethal force, mass arrests, torture, and an internet blackout. The mission said Tehran’s admitted toll understated the true deaths, documented pellet wounds to children’s eyes, and found the violence “went beyond” familiar patterns despite Iran’s non-cooperation.
Netanyahu vows to ‘tell the truth’ about Mamdani at the U.N.:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a fiery video Tuesday slamming NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for “supporting the Hamas terrorist monsters” and “inciting riots against New York Jews,” vowing at UNGA to “tell the truth” about Israel’s soldiers and about Mamdani. The blast followed Mamdani’s CNN call for the ICC warrant against Netanyahu to be honored and his renewed “war criminal” and “genocide” rhetoric; Mamdani called Netanyahu’s video untrue.
Austin Mayor Watson slammed for blaming ICE before shooting facts were known:
Democrats including Mayor Kirk Watson, Rep. Greg Casar, and Councilman Mike Siegel drew viral backlash after attacking ICE moments after Sunday’s Austin shooting of Venezuelan illegal alien Wilber Rafael Garces Perez — who DHS says has a final removal order — before basic facts were established. Retired Austin Police Officers Association president Dennis Farris told Fox Watson’s “visceral” reaction raised the temperature as rock-throwing protesters injured two officers; HSI and the FBI are investigating the agent’s use of force.
Iran to train children under 15 for regime’s ‘self-sacrifice’ campaign:
Janfada campaign spokesman Sasan Zare confirmed children under 15 will get “special training” for Iran’s self-sacrifice drive, with military drills set to begin this week in Tehran squares and only males under 18 eligible under his account. Training topics include local security, surveillance, drones, and possibly shoulder-launched weapons — despite international law barring recruitment of under-15s — after the IRGC previously set homeland-defense enlistment as young as 12.
U.S., Japan, and South Korea back Taiwan days before Trump hosts Xi:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Japan’s and South Korea’s foreign ministers in New York and issued a joint statement reaffirming “ironclad” U.S. defense commitments, opposing economic coercion, and stressing peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait plus Taiwan’s meaningful participation in appropriate international organizations. The message lands as allies worry Trump may trade Taiwan or trade concessions for an economic win when he hosts Xi Jinping at the White House Thursday.
Zelenskyy to meet Trump at UN pushing energy truce as diesel crisis bites:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to meet President Trump at UNGA Tuesday to push a reciprocal energy ceasefire, after Trump blamed Ukraine’s refinery strikes for Russia “losing control” of diesel and world price pain. Kyiv wants Russia to stop hitting power, heat, and food-export infrastructure before matching de-escalation, and is also seeking U.S. Patriot interceptors for winter as both sides keep pounding energy targets.
Middle East takes center stage at UN as Trump set to meet Gulf leaders:
Fox reports Gulf leaders, Netanyahu, and Arab foreign ministers are converging on UNGA with Iran war fallout, Houthi Red Sea threats, Hormuz energy routes, and Gaza’s political future on the table. U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz told Fox News Digital the Gulf meeting is a key chance to hear partners’ security concerns as FDD’s Rich Goldberg floated overland energy bypasses that could make Hormuz less decisive.
Far-left socialist and communist groups staged Austin’s ‘spontaneous’ anti-ICE protest:
A Fox News Digital probe found DSA, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization mobilized within hours of Sunday’s Austin ICE shooting, pushing nearly identical “ICE OUT” graphics and live streams rather than a purely organic neighborhood outburst. PSL’s national account blasted “BREAKING” alerts and later demanded the agent’s arrest while citing Minneapolis-style tactics; three people were arrested and two officers injured amid rock-and-bottle attacks.
NYC-area airports resume after Northeast ATC outage cancels hundreds of flights:
Flights were operating again Tuesday at New York-area airports — with lingering delays — after a Philadelphia FAA circuit failure plus a severed backup fiber line knocked out radar and communications Monday. More than 600 Newark flights were canceled and LaGuardia, JFK, and Philadelphia saw major ground stops just as Trump and world leaders arrived for UNGA; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said clearing the backlog would take time.
Trump and Macron agree to ease energy tensions and protect Hormuz shipping:
President Trump met French President Emmanuel Macron at Trump Tower ahead of UNGA, and Macron said they agreed to act together to ease energy-market tensions by protecting critical Middle East infrastructure and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Macron also said they would pool efforts for a moratorium on strikes against energy and Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and push serious Russia-Ukraine peace talks, calling the discussion “very constructive.”
Mamdani’s ‘Office of Mass Engagement’ draws fire as DSA organizer vows lasting power:
Office of Mass Engagement commissioner Tascha Van Auken, a DSA organizer who ran Mamdani’s field operation, told the Urban 20 summit the office aims to organize New Yorkers and develop leaders who remain influential “long after this administration is over.” Critics branded it a City Hall political machine and “permanent revolution”; Mamdani created the office by executive order in January as a vehicle for public input into decisions.
Mom of slain Bronx 12-year-old endorses Letitia James’s AG challenger:
Migdalia Martinez, whose son Jacob Freytes was killed by a stray bullet outside a Bronx bodega in July, stars in a new ad backing Republican AG candidate Saritha Komatireddy and blasting Letitia James for having “time for national politics, just not for the Bronx.” Career criminal William Ferrer is charged in the killing; Komatireddy says James failed on public safety while James’s campaign touts gun seizures and attacks Trump-backed policies.
‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer Clavicular charged with rape and drugging woman for sex:
Controversial streamer Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, faces Cape Cod charges of rape, drugging a person for sex, and providing alcohol to a minor stemming from an alleged May 2025 assault, according to court records obtained by The Bulwark and reported by the Post. A parallel Miami civil suit by influencer Alorah Ziva alleges he got her drunk and assaulted her while intoxicated and asleep; Peters blasted the civil suit on X and is due to be arraigned Oct. 14.
North Korea touts new missile system Kim says will give foes an ‘incurable headache’:
North Korea said Tuesday its latest tests involved a new weapons system of “great significance,” with photos indicating Hwasong-11Ma launches previously described as hypersonic, as Kim Jong Un watched with his daughter. South Korea detected two short-range missiles from Wonsan flying about 280 and 370 miles; the display continues Kim’s arsenal flex even after Trump scaled back a U.S.-ROK drill in a diplomacy bid Pyongyang dismissed.
Guterres condemns Oct. 7, then blasts Israel’s Gaza response as Danon fires back:
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres opened UNGA by condemning Hamas’s October 7 massacre, then immediately denounced Israel’s Gaza campaign as “a scale of death and destruction unlike anything I have seen” and warned of West Bank “ethnic cleansing” fears. Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon called it “anti-Israel propaganda under the UN banner” and said it is “time for new leadership,” as Trump separately praised Security Council support for his Gaza Board of Peace plan.
Netanyahu’s UNGA trip slashed; no Trump or Musk meeting currently scheduled:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now expected to arrive in New York Thursday morning, address UNGA at 2 p.m., and leave the same day — possibly without an overnight stay — after canceling a Texas stop that had included a planned Elon Musk meeting. A senior U.S. official said Netanyahu is not among leaders Trump expects to meet on the sidelines because their New York windows do not overlap as Trump shifts to a Thursday Xi summit in Washington; a Rubio meeting is still planned.
Lip reader: Trump invited Mamdani to the White House to ‘see how I work’:
Expert lip reader Jeremy Freeman told the Post that after Monday’s Gracie Mansion sit-down, President Trump told Mayor Zohran Mamdani, “Come with me to the White House – see how I work,” and “I’ll look after you, you look after the New Yorkers.” The 90-minute meeting covered immigration and a Queens housing project; Trump publicly said Mamdani was “off to a good start,” and the White House did not immediately comment Tuesday.
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