Trump, Macron to discuss Iran deal

President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will discuss the Iran deal and the situation in Syria when they meet each other next week,  a senior US official has said.

Macron will arrive here on Monday for a three-day state visit and Trump and First Lady Melania are throwing a red carpet to welcome the French President.

 During the visit, the two presidents are expected to discuss the landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed by the US and other world powers and Iran, the official said. The deal lifted economic sanctions on Tehran, and in return put limitations on its controversial nuclear energy programme.

Trump has threatened to pull out of the nuclear deal and has set a May 12 deadline to make a decision on the accord, which was negotiated under his predecessor, Barack Obama.

The official said Trump was not yet ready to make a final decision but that the nuclear deal would definitely be an important part of the discussions during his meetings with Macron.