Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and US President Donald Trump
Tehran … News Time
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will not meet US President Donald Trump at the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly. A day earlier, the White House had hinted that a meeting between the two leaders could take place in New York. According to Iranian state television, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Monday made it clear that no such meeting was on our agenda. There will be no meeting between the two presidents. Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim quotes government spokesman Ali Rabiei separately in which he has said that eliminating all sanctions (on Iran) is an essential prerequisite for constructive diplomacy. We hold meetings only when we believe our people’s problems can be solved. He said that sanctions should be lifted and America should respect the Iranian nation.
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said in an interview on Sunday that the drone attacks on oil installations in Saudi Arabia did not rule out the possibility of a meeting between President Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. However, he said that drone strikes on Saudi Aramco’s oil installations on Saturday would not help the meeting between the two leaders at the UN General Assembly meeting this month. But at the same time, they said it could be a meeting. The US has accused Iran of drone strikes on Saudi Aramco’s oil installations. Kellyanne Conway addressed the Iranians and said that you are not helping your case anymore by attacking Saudi Arabia, urban areas and critical infrastructure. These attacks have an impact on the global energy market. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of drone strikes on Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco’s installations but Iran has denied the allegations. Iranian-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have claimed responsibility for the drone strikes.
