U.S. President Donald Trump says he's ready to meet Iranian officials without preconditions, defusing the recent build-up of tension between the two countries.<br /> During a news conference with Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday, Trump said he'd "meet with anybody" from Iran and that he believes in meetings.<br />This marks a significant change of tone from last week, when Trump and Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani exchanged more heated remarks.<br /> After Rouhani said that war with Iran would be the mother of all wars,... Trump tweeted in block capitals that Iran would suffer significant consequences, if it threatened the U.S.<br />Washington and Tehran have been at odds, after Trump decided to drop a landmark deal on curbing sanctions on Iran. <br />
