Trump, Undercutting Aides, Says He’ll Focus on Iran in UN Meeting
- Administration had said weapons proliferation would be topic
- Iranian president has right to attend if his country on agenda
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President Donald Trump said Friday that the subject of a United Nations Security Council meeting he’ll chair next week will be Iran, undercutting administration officials who have insisted the topic is a broader effort to counter the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
The distinction is important because if the session is focused on Iran, United Nations rules allow Iran to participate in the meeting. That could set up a dramatic scene with Trump facing off against Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is also planning to travel to New York next week for UN meetings.