🔴Live: Trump set to defend Iran war in speech before UN General Assembly

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday for the last time before his term ends on December 31. Guterres was followed at the podium by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump, with French President Emmanuel Macron set to speak later this evening. Watch their addresses before the assembly live on FRANCE 24. Trump repeats claim that US military 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear programme Trump says US has acted with 'decisiveness and speed' to reshape the world 'We've invested more money in the US military in the past year than ever before,' Trump says Guterres delivers 'message to superpowers' in last UN General Assembly speech UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” as he made his final address to the General Assembly. FRANCE 24's UN correspondent Jessica Le Masurier said his message was largely intended for the world's superpowers. 'America is back, and our country is stronger today than ever before,' Trump says US President Donald Trump speaks before UN general assembly Lula says voters will choose between 'democracy and denialism' in upcoming general elections UN must once again become 'temple of peace', Lula says Trump to threaten 'military might' to protect US interests in Latin America, speech excerpts reveal President Donald Trump will vow at the UN General Assembly to use "unmatched" US military power to secure Washington's interests in Latin America, according to extracts of his speech released by the White House. "The United States will no longer permit threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. And if necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital national interests of the United States," Trump is expected to say. 'The forest is worth more standing than destroyed,' Lula says, hailing Brazil's fight against deforestation REPLAY: UN chief Guterres makes final address to the General Assembly United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used his final address to the General Assembly on Tuesday to urge world leaders to regulate artificial intelligence, end wars, focus on climate change and overhaul UN institutions he warned are struggling to confront mounting global challenges. Watch his speech. 'The pillars of multi-lateralism are being eroded,' Lula warns Lula calls for cooperation, not aircraft carriers in fight against organised crime 'Venezuelan people deserve to decide their own destiny,' Lula says World watching 'in horror' as 'collective punishment' inflicted on Cuba, Lula says 'Brazil does not fit in anyone's backyard,' Lula warns in jab at US bid for hegemony 'Diplomacy is the only option,' Lula says of Ukraine war 'We are called to choose between ... democracy or extremism,' Lula says World is being 'held hostage' by UN Security Council's paralysis, Lula says The world is held hostage by the paralysis of the United Nations' top body, the Security Council, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said at the UN. "We are all held hostage by the inaction of the Security Council for failing to fulfill its role," he said.