Global Geo-political Series: Global reaction on Trump’s UN speech

Global reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech was somewhat mixed. While he received praise from some allies and adversaries of the United States, some states like Iran was very critical of the speech, just like President Trump was critical of those nations. Some of the allies of the United States was also critical of the speech, just like the majority of the American media. Here is the link to his full speech, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWmhweKQHX8 and the following are reactions from around the world.

Critical:

• "This was a bombastic, nationalist speech. It must have been decades since one last heard a speech like that in the U.N. General Assembly. ... This was a speech at the wrong time to the wrong audience." – Margot Wallstorm, foreign minister of Sweden
   
• "Trump's ignorant hate speech belongs in medieval times-not the 21st Century UN -unworthy of a reply. Fake empathy for Iranians fools no one." - Mohammad Javad Zarif, foreign minister of Iran
   
• "No leader can come and question our democracy, can come and question our sovereignty. We do not accept threats from President Trump or whoever in this world." - Jorge Arreaza, foreign minister of Venezuela
   
• French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Trump over alienating Iran and warned against scrapping the Iran nuclear deal.
   
• "We are a world in pieces. We need to be a world at peace……"The solution must be political. This is a time for statesmanship… We must not sleepwalk our way into war” - U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres
   
• North Korean officials boycotted the speech.

Praise:

• "In over 30 years in my experience with the UN, I never heard a bolder or more courageous speech." – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
   
• The UK reportedly backed Trump’s fiery criticism of North Korea and Iran during the UN speech.
   
• “Bravo President Trump. Effective & historic speech defining approach towards extremism & terrorism with candid respect & friendship.” – Anwar Gargash, foreign minister of UAE