Trump not to meet Iran officials with 'no conditions'
US President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to play down the chances that he might be willing to meet with Iranian officials, saying reports that he would do so without conditions were not accurate TRT World told.
"The Fake News is saying that I am willing to meet with Iran, 'No Conditions.' That is an incorrect statement (as usual!)," Trump said on Twitter.
In fact, as recently as on September 10, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: "He (Trump)is prepared to meet with no preconditions."
US won't rule out Trump-Rouhani meeting after blaming Iran for Saudi attacks
The White House did not rule out a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, even after Washington accused Iran of being behind drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said the attacks on Saturday "did not help" prospects for a meeting between the two leaders during the United Nations General Assembly this month but she left open the possibility it could happen.
"I'll allow the president (Trump) to announce a meeting or a non-meeting," Conway told "Fox News Sunday."
Iran dismisses US allegations as "meaningless"
Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday dismissed as "meaningless" US accusations it was behind drone attacks on Saudi oil installations, suggesting they were a pretext to retaliate against the Islamic republic.
"Such fruitless and blind accusations and remarks are incomprehensible and meaningless," ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi was quoted as saying in a statement.
The allegations over Saturday's strikes were meant to justify "future actions" against Iran, he added.
US blames Iran for Saudi attacks, 'pretend' diplomacy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants that have cut the kingdom's output roughly in half, as he ruled out Yemeni involvement and denounced Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility for the attacks on two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, including the world's biggest petroleum processing facility.
Meanwhile, the US State Department declined to provide any evidence to bolster Pompeo's claim. Pompeo also said on Twitter that there was no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.
Iran signs $440M deal with local firm to develop Gulf gas field
Iran signed a $440 million contract on Saturday with local company Petropars to develop the Belal gas field in the Gulf, Iranian state television reported, saying the country's vital energy sector was active despite US sanctions.
"This contract and other upcoming contracts show that we are working under the sanctions. The sanctions have not stopped us and we are active," Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said at the signing ceremony in remarks carried by state TV.
Under the deal signed with a sub sidiary of the state-run National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Petropars is to produce 500 million cubic feet per day of gas, state TV said.
Belal, a field shared with Qatar, straddles the maritime boundary between Iran and Qatar in the Gulf.
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