Trump defended planning to meet Kim at the same time as the US president wages a war with Iran that he has justified on the grounds of preventing Tehran from getting the bomb. Donald Trump has flagged plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the US ‌announced it would scale back military exercises with South Korea. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Trump defended planning to meet Kim at the same time as the US president wages a war with Iran that he has justified on the grounds of preventing Tehran from getting the bomb.S1

• Donald Trump has flagged plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the US ‌announced it would scale back military exercises with South Korea.S2

• President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year. Trump did not elaborate further about the trip. His remarks came as he was walking reporters around the White House grounds to highlight his new helipad. “...S3

• President Trump wants to meet again with Kim Jong Un to discuss denuclearization, the Wall Street Journal reports, despite having nothing to show for 3 previous summits.S4

• Trump declined to give a date for the meeting but reports have suggested it could happen in November, when the president is in China for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.S5