Trump Ponders Fate of Iran: Deal or Annihilation

President Donald Trump met with Iranian officials on Tuesday, describing the talks as 'a very good meeting.' The meeting comes after Trump threatened to 'annihilate' the Islamic Republic in his address to the U.N. General Assembly if a deal isn't reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.

Trump defended his decision to start a war with Iran, calling it necessary to address a nuclear threat posed by the country. He also accused Iran of stalling to make a deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz and negotiate an endgame to the war until after the midterm elections in the United States.

The conflict has grown more complicated even though strikes by the United States and Israel have killed much of Iran's top leadership and destroyed its air force and navy, while a U.S. blockade of Iranian oil has left Tehran in economic shambles.