Trump told advisers he'd like to meet Iranian officials if "conditions are right" - CNN
Trump has told his advisers that he would like to arrange a meeting with Iranian officials who are in New York for the UN General Assembly “if the conditions are right,” a US official familiar with the matter told CNN. The official said such a meeting could also be held with some of the president’s top advisers who are traveling with him in New York, though nothing is currently scheduled. Some of the internal questions around a potential meeting on the sidelines of UNGA have centered on whether such a conversation would be meaningful to the Trump administration’s efforts to find an off ramp to the US war with Iran. There is also some skepticism about whether the officials present in New York have the confidence of Tehran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who is viewed as the ultimate decision maker, the official said.
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Trump has told his advisers that he would like to arrange a meeting with Iranian officials who are in New York for the UN General Assembly “if the conditions are right,” a US official familiar with the matter told CNN. The official said such a meeting could also be held with some of the president’s top advisers who are traveling with him in New York, though nothing is currently scheduled. Some of the internal questions around a potential meeting on the sidelines of UNGA have centered on whether such a conversation would be meaningful to the Trump administration’s efforts to find an off ramp to the US war with Iran.
There is also some skepticism about whether the officials present in New York have the confidence of Tehran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who is viewed as the ultimate decision maker, the official said.