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Trump Says He'd Meet Iran's Rouhani Without Preconditions

  • White House later appears to walk back president’s statement
  • Trump statement follows all-caps Twitter warning last week
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President Donald Trump speaks at a joint news conference with Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe.(Source: Bloomberg)
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Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions” as tensions between the two countries climb following the U.S. president’s decision to withdraw from a 2015 nuclear deal.

“I would certainly meet with Iran if they wanted to meet,” Trump said Monday during a joint press conference at the White House with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. “I don’t know if they’re ready. They’re having a hard time.”