US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could have a public face-to-face encounter at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this month.
Trump intends to chair a session of the UN Security Council to focus on Iran, and Rouhani will have the option of attending the forum, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley announced Tuesday.
In her words, the objective of this session is to put additional pressure on Tehran.
President Trump is very resolute, and they must make Iran follow international rules, Haley said.
Iran continues to violate UN Security Council resolutions and pose a threat to the region, the US ambassador to the UN added.
