Distractions to diplomacy as Trump returns to New York

President of the United States, Donald Trump, was unusually dumb just before the whirlwind days of diplomacy at the United States General Assembly.

Trump took a rare respite from Twitter among several outstanding issues likely to define his presidency. There have been no substantial tweets since Friday when he commented on his controversial order to declassify documents on the Russian investigation (which is currently under review) and accused the Democratic opposition to having hindered the confirmation process of his second candidate on the US Supreme Court.

The president is due to have dinner Sunday in New York with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is part of a number of world leaders gathered for the 73rd session of the US General Assembly.

Trump and Abe are certain to discuss trade differences, as well as the situation on the Korean peninsula, just days after South Korean President Moon Jae-in traveled to Pyongyang and signed agreements with the North Korean leader. Korean Kim Jong Un.

The US president is also scheduled to meet this week with leaders from Britain, Colombia, Egypt, France and Israel.

On Monday, Trump will participate in an event intended to trigger global action for international cooperation to combat the use of illegal drugs and reduce narcotics supply chains.

The next day, the president will address the US General Assembly and he will chair the meeting of the security council of the world body the next day.

The session at the security council, where the United States currently holds the hammer, was to focus on criticizing Iran, but will now be expanded, according to US Ambassador to the United States, Nikki Haley.

"We have tackled so many problems," said Haley. "The administration felt that it would be useful to extend that.The President did not want this to be limited.Iran is certainly part of this discussion."

Trump, in a tweet later last week, insisted that the meeting would focus on Iran.

An already elevated tension between Washington and Tehran, following Trump's withdrawal from an international agreement on Iran's nuclear weapons freeze, is strengthening after a gunshot attack on Saturday during an Iranian military parade.

Iran's top officials, including President Hassan Rouhani, vowed revenge and accused the United States and Arab Gulf states.

Haley rejects responsibility for the attack in Ahvaz, which killed at least 29 people.

"Rouhani can blame us all he wants, the thing he has to do is look at the mirror," Haley told CNN on Sunday.

Rouhani will be at the United Nations this week.

In a speech delivered Saturday to a group opposed to the Iranian government, Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, predicted that the United States will organize a successful revolution in Iran.

"It could be in a few days, a few months, a few years, but it will happen," said the former mayor of New York.

"The United States is not trying to change the regime in Iran," Haley said Sunday. "We are not trying to change the regime anywhere."

In New York, confronted with Iran and other geopolitical challenges, it is likely that Trump will have a firm eye on developments in Washington.

Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh continues.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is due to hear a California psychology professor, Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of a sexual assault this week while she was a high school student.

"We have made significant progress in our appeal this morning with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee," Ford lawyers said Sunday in a statement. "We are committed to going forward with the public hearing on Thursday, September 27 at 10 am. Despite the real threats to his safety and his life, Dr. Ford believes that it is important that Senators hear directly about the sexual assault against her. . "

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel reportedly telephoned Trump to tell him that his tweets challenging Ford's motives for making this accusation are not helpful to the confirmation process.

Meanwhile, Trump would be looking into the possibility of removing the second in command from the Justice Department after Rod Rosenstein suggested the secret registration of the president last year and discussed the possibility of invoking a constitutional amendment to withdraw Trump.

Rosenstein vehemently denies having "prosecuted or authorized" the registration of the president.

Rosenstein oversees the Special Advisor's investigation into the links between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself.