Trump open to meeting Iran’s president on UN sidelines: Rubio

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Today's Top Stories - September 22, 2026

Today's Top Stories - September 22, 2026

President Trump is open to meeting the Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly while he is in New York, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday.

Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, made the remarks in an interview with Fox News, saying the president operates on the “common sense” that there’s no harm in engaging or talking to someone. 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are part of a “core” delegation to whom the State Department provided visas to attend the global summit, despite more than six months of war between the U.S. and Iran, which the U.S. and Israel launched together on Feb. 28. 

“I think the president is open to a meeting with him [Pezeshkian] or anybody,” Rubio said when asked if........

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