2 members of Iranian UN delegation ‘kicked out’ of US, State Department says
- The United States expelled two members of Iran's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday after they remained in New York despite departure orders. One diplomat departed Friday night, and the second left Saturday morning.
- State Department officials demanded that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his entire delegation leave the country on Monday. Washington renewed the directive Friday after learning the two had failed to comply.
- A U.S. official told AFP that Secretary of State Marco Rubio "means business" regarding departure orders. The two diplomats were "kicked out" of the country after refusing to obey the initial directive.
- Tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday as Iranian state media reported an oil tanker explosion. Reports also noted the country's air defenses struck a "hostile" aircraft over Qeshm Island.
- President Donald Trump rejected a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the United States maintains control over the strategic waterway. IRNA reported no further direct talks scheduled with Washington.
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The United States authorities departed two members of the Iranian delegation participating in the United Nations General Assembly for failure to comply with immediate departure orders after the meetings in New York, according to the Axios site.
Iranian UN delegation duo ‘kicked out’ of US: State Dept
WASHINGTON: The United States has “kicked out” two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent UN General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State Department said Saturday. “Two more members of the Iranian delegation were found still in (New York) long after the United Nations General Assembly had passed. They have now been kicked out of the US,” a US official told AFP, adding that Secretary of State Mar…
An American media outlet claimed that two members of the Iranian delegation were expelled from New York after the end of the UN General Assembly.
IRANIAN DIPLOMATS KICKED OUT OF U.S. AFTER IGNORING ORDER TO LEAVE
Two Iranian diplomats were expelled from the United States after overstaying their visit following the UN General Assembly, according to a U.S. official. The State Department had ordered the entire delegation to leave, but these two remained in New York.
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