President Donald Trump open to meeting with Iran's Rouhani, but not actively seeking it
WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with world leaders at the United Nations next week his administration is signaling it will use the gathering to take a hard line against Iran, an issue that could further divide the U.S. from its allies.
Trump hasn’t closed the door on a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, but the official – who requested anonymity to discuss strategy ahead of the talks next week – stressed that the president isn’t actively seeking an audience with Rouhani, either.
Trump will use the gathering in New York to try to convince allies that European companies are fleeing Iran after the United States pulled out of the agreement, a senior administration official said. Trump is also expected to discuss Iran when he chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday.
French president Emmanuel Macron is expected to meet with Rouhani in New York and urge the Iranian leader to continue to abide by the requirements of the 2015 nuclear agreement that the other signatories, including France, believe should remain in effect.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/19/donald-trump-not-actively-seeking-meeting-hassan-rouhani-un/1363796002/
