Trump’s UN warning to Iran Talks and meeting prospects

Sep 22

ABC's Mary Bruce reports Trump's UN warning that Iran must make a deal or face annihilation. Trump predicts a deal after the U.S. midterm election; Bruce notes the war's effects on the world economy. Her live follow-up says Trump met Zelenskyy that day to discuss Russia's war and was willing to meet Iran's president, who was arriving that evening, but no presidential encounter was scheduled. The report supplies no terms for an Iran agreement or outcome of the Ukraine talks.

During the September 22 UN visit, Al Arabiya cites a U.S. official via CNN saying Trump told advisers a meeting with Iranian officials could happen if conditions permitted. It also cites Rubio telling Fox that Trump was open to meeting President Masoud Pezeshkian if a positive result was possible. In the studio, Masoud al-Fak examines Iranian political resistance to direct contact, Karroubi's appeal for negotiations and economic pressure, while leaving the prospect uncertain. Tagesschau also presented a possible meeting; ABC stressed that none was scheduled. Fox's later discussion said no presidential meeting took place that day, although separate envoy-level talks occurred. No presidential meeting or agreement is established. Oman TV also relays an unnamed Iranian official's Reuters account that the UN delegation has authority to revive diplomatic channels but the Iranian president will not meet Trump at UN headquarters. In a separate return, Rubio says the United States is open to talks on the UN sidelines, that nothing is scheduled, and that any meeting should produce a positive result toward preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon. These are distinct Iranian and U.S. positions, without a scheduled presidential encounter.