India, Sept. 22 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is deciding between making a deal with Iran or "annihilating" the Islamic Republic, suggesting that the US will make a deal right after the November midterm elections. He also hinted that a Russia-Ukraine peace deal will also happen "quickly."

Trump has often taken pride in having allegedly mediated several wars. In his address at the UN General Assembly in New York, he referred to two key conflicts in the world at the moment -- one, his own country's war with Iran, and the second, the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

With respect to Iran, he has a big decision to make. And on the conflict in Ukraine, he said the US is working very closely with the two countries and will get a...