Trump says ready to meet Rouhani!

• French President Emmanuel Macron, host of the G-7 summit, said that Rouhani had told him he would be open to meeting Trump.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Iran's president under the right circumstances to end a confrontation over a 2015 nuclear deal and that talks were under way to see how countries could open credit lines to keep Iran's economy afloat.

But Trump, speaking at a G-7 summit in the French resort of Biarritz, ruled out lifting economic sanctions to compensate for losses suffered by Iran. Trump told reporters it was realistic to envisage a meeting between him and President Hassan Rouhani in coming weeks, describing Iran as a country of "tremendous potential".
"I have a good feeling. I think he (Rouhani) is going to want to meet and get their situation straightened out. They are hurting badly," Trump said.

French President Emmanuel Macron, host of the G-7 summit, said that Rouhani had told him he would be open to meeting Trump. Macron said he hoped a summit between the two men could happen in coming weeks. Trump and Rouhani head to the UN General Assembly in September.

Rouhani is not Iran's top decision-maker. That role is held by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and anything agreed at a Trump-Rouhani encounter would be subject to Khamenei's approval.