Mnuchin addresses Iran sanctions, China tariffs

(12 Sep 2019) U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says President Donald Trump has no plans to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani  while he's in New York for the United Nations General Assembly later this month. Mnuchin said Thursday that such a meeting is "not planned at the moment," even though Trump has made clear "he would sit down with Rouhani with no condition" to discuss Iran's nuclear program. Mnuchin also insists that the recent departure of former national security adviser John Bolton will not dramatically change the Trump administration's posture on Iran. He says he and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "have been executing the president's maximum pressure campaign" so there's no "sea change." Bolton was a hardliner on Iran who was skeptical of engagement. Mnuchin also said President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to postpone a planned Oct. 1 tariff hike on Chinese imports was intended as a "goodwill gesture." He said Chinese officials had requested the tariff delay due to the importance of October 1st, which is China's 70th anniversary. "I would hope that China reciprocates," Mnuchin said, adding but "this was done as a goodwill gesture to to the Chinese." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/...