JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: Iran's
President Hassan Rouhani used his speech at
the U.N. General Assembly today largely to
condemn U.S. regional intervention.
Rouhani denounced the Trump administration's
withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
and blasted U.S. sanctions against his country.
He said that Iran would only come to the negotiating
table if those sanctions are lifted.
HASSAN ROUHANI, Iranian President (through
translator): I hail from a country that has
resisted the most merciless economic terrorism.
The U.S. government, while imposing extraterritorial
sanctions and threats against other nations,
has made a lot of effort to deprive Iran from
the advantages of participating in the global
economy.
This is the of the Iranian nation: Let's invest
in hope towards a better future, rather than
in war and violence.
JUDY WOODRUFF: But the White House is showing
no signs of lifting those sanctions on Iran.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened
tougher penalties on the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps, or IRGC, when he spoke today
in New York.
MIKE POMPEO, U.S. Secretary of State: Countries
are indeed awakening to the truth that, the
more Iran lashes out, the greater our pressure
will and should be.
As long as Iran's menacing behavior continues,
sanctions -- continues, sanctions will not
be lifted.
They will be tightened.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Later, Pompeo said the U.S.
would like to see a peaceful resolution with
Iran, but he insisted it is -- quote -- "up
to the Iranians" to make that decision.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
has now been tasked again with forming a new
government.
Israel's president made that decision today,
after Netanyahu and his rival, former military
chief Benny Gantz, failed to broker a unity
government.
Neither of their parties were able to secure
a majority in Parliament in last week's election.
Netanyahu now has up to six weeks to form
a coalition.
He failed to do so -- to do that after the
first election in April.
British lawmakers returned to Parliament today,
a day after Britain's Supreme Court ruled
that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension
of the body ahead of the Brexit deadline was
illegal.
The prime minister addressed the House of
Commons and took aim at the opposition Labor
Party and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
Johnson challenged them to try to oust him
with a no-confidence vote, in hopes of breaking
the gridlock over Brexit.
BORIS JOHNSON, British Prime Minister: They
see more evermore elaborate legal and political
maneuvers from the party opposite, which is
determined, absolutely determined, to say,
we know best and thumb their noses at the
17.4 million people who voted to leave the
European Union.
JEREMY CORBYN, Leader, Labor Party: After
yesterday's ruling, Mr. Speaker, the prime
minister should have done the honorable thing
and resigned.
Yet, Mr. Speaker, here he is, forced back
to this House to rightfully face the scrutiny
he tried to avoid.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Johnson currently plans to
withdraw from the European Union by October
31, with or without a withdrawal agreement.
But the opposition said that it won't back
a new election unless a no-deal Brexit is
ruled out.
The Trump administration has reached a deal
to send asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico
border to Honduras, one of the world's most
violent nations.
The U.S. has already signed similar pacts
with El Salvador and Guatemala.
Many of the details remain unclear, but it's
part of a broader strategy to deter migrants
from entering the U.S. from Mexico.
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands escaped
the worst of Tropical Storm Karen.
But authorities did report minor power outages
and flooding.
Karen is now moving away from the islands.
But forecasters warned the heavy rain could
linger across the Northeastern Caribbean.
Meanwhile, Jerry was downgraded to a post-tropical
cyclone as it passed near Bermuda with sustained
winds around 40 miles per hour.
And stocks bounced back on Wall Street today,
after President Trump signaled a trade deal
with China could come soon.
Although asked for details by a reporter late
in the afternoon, he said he had nothing to
add.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 163
points to close above 26970.
The Nasdaq rose more than 83 points and the
S&P 500 added 18.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": the staggering
damage climate change is already wreaking
on the world's oceans; on the ground in Afghanistan
as the military struggles to root out Taliban
fighters; plus, Power & Prosperity, an inside
look at modern China.
