Countries at odds over nuclear deal, sanctions
U. S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as world leaders gathered in New York but signaled he was open to a future meeting, despite ongoing tensions over Tehran’s nuclear deal.
Both countries’ presidents were due to attend the U. N. General Assembly in New York where Trump is scheduled to address the gathering at 10:15 a.m. (1415 GMT).
Foes for decades, Washington and Tehran have been increasingly at odds since May, when the Republican U. S. president pulled out of the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran and announced sanctions against the OPEC member.
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