Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: After pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear agreement and reimposing sanctions, President Trump yesterday abruptly offered to meet with Iran, quote, "any time they want to," end quote. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports, just hours before President Trump spoke, Iran had said a meeting with the U.S. was all but impossible. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: President Trump's announcement that he's willing to meet with Iran came just days after he tweeted that Iran would face severe consequences if it threatens the U.S., drawing a defiant reply from an Iranian general. In response to a reporter's question during a news conference Trump held with the Italian prime minister, the president said he's ready to meet Iran with no preconditions. (SOUNDBITE OF NEWS CONFERENCE) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: So I believe in meeting. I would certainly meet with Iran if they wanted to meet. I don't know that they're ready yet. They're having a hard time right now.
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