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Trump trades insults, and some flattery, with Iran's 'lovely' leader amid harsh rebuke at UN
President Donald Trump rebuked Iran at the United Nations General Assembly and spent the day in a back and forth with the country's leader, Hassan Rouhani.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not be meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA. But he also complimented the Iranian president and expressed a desire to meet "someday in the future."
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Subsequently, as he arrived at the UN on Tuesday, Trump said that "
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marks a decidedly different tone than even a few weeks ago, when Trump issued strong warnings to Iran over its involvement in the conflict in Syria.
And a little over months ago, Rouhani and Trump were trading threats from across the globe.
After Rouhani warned the US that a war with Iran would be the "mother of all wars," Trump tweeted a fiery response.
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