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BIARRITZ, France, Aug. 26-- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he is open to a France-proposed meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani "if the circumstances are right". "In the meantime, they have to be good players," Trump told a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of the G7 summit in the southern French town of Biarritz. The meeting was proposed by Macron, who said the Iranian President too was open to a meeting with Trump. Denouncing again the "very bad deal" reached in 2017 with Tehran, Trump added that the G7 was working on a long-term agreement that guarantees that Iran does not acquire either nuclear weapons or ballistic missiles. "I think he's going to want to meet. I think Iran wants to get this situation straightened out...They're really hurting badly," said Trump. "I'm looking at a really good Iran, really strong, we're not looking for regime change. We are looking for no nuclear weapon, no ballistic missiles, very simple," added Trump. "I wish a meeting between the two presidents in the coming weeks," said Macron, adding that France plays a role as a JCPOA partner to set up this meeting. It is a concerted initiative rather than mediation "because our goals are common". The French president reiterated that the Iran nuclear deal, or JCPOA signed in 2017, provided guarantees for the international community to ensure that Iran will no longer enrich uranium until 2025. | 
