Iran Demands US Pull Sanctions as Condition to End War, Leaders at UNGA Criticize Israel
The Iranian delegation will face movement restrictions as Pezeshkian becomes the highest-ranking Iranian official to visit the United States since the war began.
- On Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian departed Tehran for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, vowing to "firmly defend" Iran's positions during his scheduled Wednesday address.
- The trip occurs amid regional tensions following late-February US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with the United States approving visas for part of the delegation but imposing movement restrictions and denying travel authorization to the communications team.
- Arriving on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the General Assembly agenda after stopping in Qatar.
- Habibollah Abbassi, the Iranian presidential spokesperson, described the visa denials as "hostile," while Iran used Qatar to mediate conditions with the United States regarding reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
- Pezeshkian intends to leverage the United Nations platform to defend Iranian rights as the United States maintains a counterblockade of Iranian ports amid severe disruptions to maritime traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran’s President Pezeshkian arrives in New York for UN address amid hopes for diplomacy
TEHRAN, Sept 23 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New York where he is expected to speak at the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian state media reported...
The US Department of State granted visas to the Head of State and his delegation on the occasion of the UN's annual general meeting, a first according to analysts concerning the head of a state at war with the United States.
The Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian is due to speak on Wednesday at the UN rostrum on the occasion of the organisation's annual general meeting. A speech that occurs as the dialogue resumed on Tuesday between Washington and Tehran. Follow the latest information. - IN DIRECT - Middle East: the Iranian President arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly (International).
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NettavisenThe Iranian president has arrived in New York, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly.
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