No meeting expected between Tillerson and Zarif in New York, Iran says
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes part in a press conference after his meeting on Libya, at Lancaster House in London on September 14, 2017 AFP, Sept. 17, 2017 - There are 'no plans' for United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that kicks off on Monday, an Iranian spokesman said. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi was quoted by Iranian media on Friday as saying no meeting was scheduled and they had not received a request for one from Washington. Earlier on Friday AFP news agency reported that the two were 'due to meet' along with the foreign ministers of other signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal that curbed Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. US President Donald Trump has strongly hinted that he will deem Iran to be non-compliant with the deal when he next has to decide on the matter in Octobe...