(CNN) Even though President Donald Trump says Iran wants to meet, there is little to suggest that there is behind the scenes movement toward any meeting between Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani coming to fruition.

There have been discussions at the White House about easing Iranian sanctions or providing the waivers needed to implement the French idea of getting cash to flow into Iran, both of which could be done in an effort to pave the way for a Trump-Rouhani meeting, according to two administration officials. That said, nothing has been decided.

The Treasury Department has not started to draft a plan to wind down the Iran sanctions or create carve-outs for the $15 billion French bailout plan at the request of the White House, two other sources say.

On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin disputed the reports that the administration was considering easing sanctions that would allow the $15 billion bailout.

"We've had direct conversations with President Macron and Bruno Le Maire, the finance minister, and they absolutely understand they would need waivers from the US to do that, and that is not something we're contemplating at the moment," Mnuchin told reporters.

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