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US Denies Visas to Iranian President's UN Delegation
The State Department also said the delegation faces travel restrictions and bans on luxury purchases as Pezeshkian prepares to address the assembly.
- On Monday, the United States denied visas to members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's delegation, including his communications team, ahead of his scheduled address to the United Nations General Assembly this Wednesday.
- The State Department announced Thursday that the delegation faces restrictions similar to last year, including a prohibition against purchasing luxury goods while in the country.
- President Donald Trump blocked members of the communications team, an action state news agency IRNA reported as an "unprecedented hostile move by the US government."
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departed Iran on Sunday for a stopover in Qatar, where Iran is negotiating conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
- Pezeshkian's upcoming speech marks the first visit by a high-ranking Iranian official since the February war, while the US maintains a counterblockade on Iranian ports.
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State Department clamps down on Iran's UN delegation and movement
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is heading to New York City, but the U.S. State Department is keeping his entourage slim and his movement limited. The Iranian leader will be speaking at the U.N. General Assembly this week, where he will be delivering an address on Wednesday. He is also expected to meet with various world leaders […]
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Leaning Left0Leaning Right4Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Right
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C 33%
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