President Donald Trump said Monday that he would “certainly meet” with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions.” “I’m ready to meet any time they want to,” he said at a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Just last Sunday, Trump threatened Rouhani, tweeting: “NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!” Trump pulled out of the 2015 Iran deal in May, a move that prompted widespread criticism.
