Trump says he's ready to meet Iran 'anytime'
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he’d be willing to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani anytime Iran wants, without any preconditions.
WASHINGTON — A week after warning him in an all caps-tweet against military threats, US President Donald Trump said today he’d be willing to meet with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani anytime Iran wants, without any preconditions.
“I would certainly meet with Iran if they wanted to meet,” Trump said at a White House news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
“No preconditions,” Trump added. “If they want to meet, I’ll meet, anytime they want. It is good for the country, good for them, good for us and good for the world.”
Trump said he’d be interested to discuss a possible substitute arrangement for what he called the “ridiculous” Iran nuclear deal that he withdrew the United States from in May. He acknowledged that Iranian leaders may not be prepared to meet him yet, but said he thinks eventually they will come around.
