Politics
Trump Strikes Conciliatory Tone on Iran, Blessing Zarif G-7 Trip
- President speaks day after Iranian Foreign Minister visit
- Trump said he thought it was too soon to meet with Zarif
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President Donald Trump said he knew that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was heading to Biarritz, site of the Group of Seven summit, and supported French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to invite him amid growing signs of active diplomacy at work.
The U.S. leader pulled out of the Iranian nuclear deal in 2018, leaving Macron and his European allies fighting to salvage it. Yet he appears to be backing a French-led initiative to the Iranians to try and keep the agreement alive.