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Trump says US and Iranian officials held three-hour UN meeting

The US president said the meeting was productive and that another discussion was scheduled soon, but provided no details about participants or agenda.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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US President Donald Trump says US officials held a three-hour meeting with an Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Trump described the meeting as “very good” and “very productive” in comments to reporters at the United Nations on 22 September.

He said a further meeting had been scheduled “in the very near future”, without giving a date or details about its format.

Trump did not identify the US officials or Iranian delegates involved, and no information was provided about the agenda or any outcome.

The account was reported by Al Jazeera Global News and has not been independently confirmed. The meeting took place as the General Assembly’s high-level debate opened in New York, with Trump among the leaders addressing the assembly.

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