Rubio says Trump is open to meeting Iran’s president at the UN
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Donald Trump was open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in New York during the UN General Assembly. Rubio said no meeting had been scheduled and that any talks should have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Key points
- The reported opening was for a possible Trump–Pezeshkian meeting during the General Assembly, not a scheduled meeting.
Evidence · 5 source statements
Trump is open to speaking with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, though no meeting has been scheduled.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump is open to meeting with Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, while he’s in New York for the General Assembly.
Mr. Trump is open to meeting with Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian
Trump is open to meeting with Pezeshkian while he’s in New York.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump is open to meeting with Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, during the annual gathering of world leaders.
- Rubio said any talks should have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Evidence · 1 source statement
any such talks would need to have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Who's involved
Marco Rubio
As US secretary of state, Rubio described Trump’s openness to talks and the conditions he said such talks should meet.
Rubio said Trump was open to meeting Pezeshkian, while any talks should have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
What they said · 6 source statements
Trump is open to speaking with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, though no meeting has been scheduled.
any such talks would need to have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump is open to meeting with Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, while he’s in New York for the General Assembly.
Mr. Trump is open to meeting with Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian
Trump is open to meeting with Pezeshkian while he’s in New York.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump is open to meeting with Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, during the annual gathering of world leaders.
What was reported
- Rubio said Trump was open to speaking with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the General Assembly, but that no meeting had been scheduled.
One source: CGTN
Evidence · 1 source statement
Trump is open to speaking with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, though no meeting has been scheduled.
- Rubio described Trump as open to meeting President Masoud Pezeshkian in New York during the General Assembly.
Reported independently by 4: AP, China Daily, France 24, The Hindu
Evidence · 4 source statements
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump is open to meeting with Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, while he’s in New York for the General Assembly.
Mr. Trump is open to meeting with Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian
Trump is open to meeting with Pezeshkian while he’s in New York.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump is open to meeting with Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, during the annual gathering of world leaders.
- Rubio said any talks should have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
One source: CGTN
Evidence · 1 source statement
any such talks would need to have the potential to produce a positive outcome, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Still unclear
- Whether Trump and Pezeshkian later met.
- Whether Iran was willing to hold a meeting.
Not heard from
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Iranian government — They were the proposed counterpart to Trump, but no statement from them about this possible meeting appears in the claims.