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Article snippet: Nonproliferation issues are dominating MORE’s appearance at this year’s United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly. The president is already striking a decidedly softer tone on North Korea compared to his remarks at last year’s gathering of world leaders, but he’s expected to have stern words for Iran later this week. Trump conferred on Monday with South Korea’s president about efforts to denuclearize North Korea, and he is preparing to chair a Security Council meeting on Wednesday that’s likely to focus on Iran. Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in also sealed the deal on a revised U.S.–Korea Free Trade Agreement, which threatened to be a point of tension in the alliance at a time when both countries need to present a united front against North Korea. “I think a lot of progress is being made,” Trump said on North Korea talks, sitting next to Moon. “I see tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of Chairman Kim for making a deal, and I think that’s something that’s very good.” Monday marked Trump’s first return to the international body since his explosive inaugural address last year, when he dubbed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “Rocket Man” and threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea. In the same speech he referred to Iran as “another reckless regime.” Experts expect a less fiery speech when Trump addresses the General Assembly on Tuesday as he seeks to portray progress on his talks with Kim. “I think the president’s speeches will have much less bomb-throwing t... Link to the full article to read more