US President Donald Trump said he wanted to see a strong and non-nuclear Iran. Additionally, Trump announced that he was not seeking regime change in Tehran, RTE reports.
"I'm looking at a really good Iran, really strong, we're not looking for regime change. You’ve seen how that works over the last 20 years, that hasn't been too good," Mr Trump told reporters at the G7 summit in Biarritz.
Trump said he had not been surprised that France had invited Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks yesterday.
"What we want is very simple. It's got to be non-nuclear. We're going to talk about ballistic missiles, we’re going to talk about the timing," he said, adding: "But they have to stop terrorism. I think they are going to change, I really do. I think they have a chance."
Zarif's presence had not been expected and it represented a gamble by French host Emmanuel Macron who is seeking to soothe spiralling tension between Iran and the United States.
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