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2 members of Iranian UN delegation ‘kicked out’ of US, State Department says
The diplomats were ordered out after failing to leave when the State Department told Iran’s UN delegation to depart immediately, a U.S. official said.
- 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 has expelled two members of the Iranian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly. They had remained in the US despite an order to leave, the US State Department reported on Saturday.
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The US government has expelled two members of the Iranian delegation to the United Nations who were attending the 81st UN General Assembly after they ignored orders to leave the country, the State Department announced on Saturday. “It was determined that two members of the Iranian delegation remained in New York after the conclusion of the UN General Assembly. They have now been expelled from the United States,” a US official told AFP, adding th…
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