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During a joint conference with Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump said he was ready to meet Iranian President Rohani if the "circumstances" were right. SOUNDBITE
The first British Airways direct flight from London landed in Tehran on Friday following nearly four years of suspension.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran is ready to help bring democracy to Syria and Yemen, blaming the spread of terrorism in the Middle East, in part, on the United States. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
People take part in the funeral procession of a senior commander from the pro-Iran armed group the Kataeb Hezbollah, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Abu Baqr al-Saadi was killed in a US air strike a day before, as Washington accuses the group of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region. IMAGES
The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE
The United States condemns recent Iranian strikes in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, which Tehran has claimed were carried out against "anti-Iranian terrorist groups." "We do condemn those strikes. We've seen Iran violate the sovereign borders of three of its neighbors in just the past couple of days," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE