RFERL:

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff is claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly asked to meet with Rouhani during his visit to New York for the UN General Assembly last year.

"Trump asked the Iranian delegation eight times to have a meeting with the president," Iranian news agencies quoted Mahmud Vaezi as saying on July 18.

Vaezi said the Iranian team did not respond to the requests, which came shortly after Trump announced he would no longer certify that Iran was complying with the 2015 nuclear deal in a move that foreshadowed his eventual withdrawal from the pact in May.

"We have a transparent policy and clear position with regard to our relations with the U.S...that [we] will not yield to pressure," Vaezi said.

Tehran said in October that Trump had requested a sit-down with his Iranian counterpart during the UN meeting, but the claim of numerous requests had not previously been made.

Go to link