Cameron to meet Iran's president Rouhani over Syria intervention

Historic first talks between leaders of two nations since 1979 revolution will focus on Islamic State

David Cameron
(Image credit: CARL COURT/AFP/Getty)

David Cameron will this week become the first British Prime Minister to hold talks with an Iranian president since the country's 1979 revolution. Cameron and Hassan Rouhani will discuss the possibility of Iran supporting a US-led coalition to fight fundamentalists in Syria.

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