81st UNGA: US Refuses Visas For Iran Delegation Members
Iranian state media called the move hostile as Washington allowed the delegation to travel under restrictions on luxury purchases.
- On Monday, the United States refused visas for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's communications team, ruling them out of this week's trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- The State Department announced on Thursday that the Iranian delegation faces strict limitations, including prohibitions on purchasing luxury goods during their stay in the United States.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departed Iran on Sunday evening for a stopover in Qatar, while Pezeshkian is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
- IRNA described the visa decision as an unprecedented hostile move by the administration of President Donald Trump, occurring amid heightened tensions regarding the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
- The United States is imposing a counterblockade on Iranian ports, escalating tensions between the two nations following US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began earlier this year.
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US denies visas to members of Iranian President’s UN delegation
The United States has denied visas to some members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation, including officials from his communications team, ahead of his planned trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian state media reported on Monday. Pezeshkian is expected to become the highest-ranking Iranian official to visit the United States since the Middle East conflict began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in Februar…
US refuses visas for Iran UN delegation members: state media
TEHRAN — The United States has refused to issue visas for members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's delegation, including his communications team, for this week's trip to the U.N. General Assembly, Iranian state media reported Monday. Pezeshkian will be the highest-ranking Iranian official to enter the United States since the Middle East war began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February. "In an unprecedented hostile move by the U.S. g…
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BTAmong other things, the communications staff for the Iranian president have been banned from entering the United States for the UN summit.
The Iranian President is expected to participate in the UN General Assembly from Tuesday. ...
US refuses visas for Iran UN delegation members
The United States has refused to issue visas for members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's delegation, including his communications team, for this week's trip to the UN General Assembly, Iranian state media reported Monday.
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