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Trump Meets Lebanese President Aoun, Says Iran Seeks U.S. Talks
President Donald Trump hosted Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday. Trump said Iran wants to meet the United States but Washington has no interest until Iran is ready for meaningful engagement. The session addressed regional security topics including Hezbollah and Lebanon.
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President Trump met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Trump told reporters that Iran wants to meet the United States but Washington has no interest until Iran is ready to meet in a meaningful way. "They want to desperately meet.
Until they're ready to meet in a meaningful way we have no interest," he said. The session covered Israel's planned withdrawal from south Lebanon and efforts to disarm Hezbollah. Aoun arrived under pressure from Washington to act against the Iran-backed group.
The two leaders also discussed the broader war involving Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel. Trump stated that a strike on Pickaxe Mountain could happen very soon, according to separate reporting. He added that U.S.
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