The White House did not know about the invitation in advance and Mr Trump said he had 'no comment' on the diplomat's presence.
The US president appeared to be at odds with his French opposite number over a proposed message French officials said Mr Macron would deliver to Iran.An Iranian government plane is seen on the tarmac at Biarritz airport
Mr Trump denied he had signed off on any such message, telling reporters,"No, I haven't discussed that," during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. White House officials said Mr Trump was noncommittal when the leaders discussed the subject of a message to Iran during a conversation about Iran's nuclear programme.Mr Macron only decided to invite Mr Zarif, who isTensions have also been building between Iran and the West over the seizures of two ships - one Iranian near Gibraltar and the other British-flagged in the Strait of Hormuz - last month.
The Iranian ship, the Grace 1, seized by British forces, has since been released, but the British-flagged Stena Impero, which Iran captured in an apparent tit-for-tat move, is still being held.
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