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Iranian diplomats must seek State Department approval to join wholesale clubs or buy luxury items over $1,000 and vehicles over $60,000 amid broader visa restrictions.
- The Trump administration has barred Iranian diplomats from shopping at wholesale club stores like Costco and buying luxury goods in the US without permission from the State Department.
- Iranian diplomats must obtain approval from the State Department to obtain membership at wholesale clubs and acquire items from such stores.
- The restrictions also require Iranian diplomats to get permission to purchase luxury items valued over $1,000 and vehicles over $60,000.
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Iranian Officials Banned from Wholesale Stores
The United States has placed maximum pressure on Iran by restricting their United Nations delegation from accessing wholesale club stores and luxury items. “We will not allow the Iranian regime to allow its clerical elites to have a shopping spree in New York while the Iranian people endure poverty, crumbling infrastructure, and dire shortages of water and electricity,” said State Department spokesperson Thomas Pigott. “The security of Americans…
The Trump administration is barring Iranian diplomats from accessing wholesale stores like Costco and purchasing luxury goods while in the United States, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Monday.
Iran Diplomats' Costco Rights Get a Hard Check From the Feds
The Trump administration has barred Iranian diplomats based in or visiting New York from shopping at wholesale club stores like Costco and purchasing luxury goods in the United States without specific permission from the State Department. "We will not allow the Iranian regime to allow its clerical elites to have...
US Bans Iranian Officials From Shopping at Costco, Sam’s Club While Attending UN - The Thinking Conservative
US limits Iranian UN diplomats’ access in the US, barring entry to wholesale club stores and luxury goods per new State Department restrictions. The post US Bans Iranian Officials From Shopping at Costco, Sam’s Club While Attending UN appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
US Bans Iranian Officials From Shopping at Costco, Sam’s Club While Attending UN
The U.S. Department of State on Sept. 22 barred diplomats from Iran from visiting stores such as Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Wholesale Club while in the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. The State Department issued a statement indicating that Iranian diplomats working at the U.N. headquarters would not be able to access “wholesale club stores and luxury goods” while in the country. The Iranian officials would a…
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