Trump denies meeting Iran's leader as tensions escalate

U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York, to attend the U.N. General Assembly, on Tuesday said has no plans to meet Iran's President Hassan Rouhani but signaled he was open to a possible future meeting.

"Despite requests, I have no plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Maybe someday in the future. I am sure he is an absolutely lovely man," Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.