The move comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran
The State Department said the decision was consistent with Washington’s obligations as the host country of the UN, but stressed that the Iranian delegation would face restrictions during its stay. “Consistent with our host country obligations, the core delegation from the Iranian regime will be able to attend UN General Assembly High Level week,” the State Department said. The department also said Iran’s delegation would be smaller than last year’s. Not on our watch,” Pigott said in a post on X.
The US has approved visas for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other members of Tehran’s core delegation to attend next week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, despite the two countries remaining locked in a war that is entering its seventh month. The delegation will be subject to limits on movement and barred from purchasing luxury and certain other goods. It added that the delegation would be placed under travel restrictions and face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods under existing US policy. “While ordinary Iranians endure brutal repression, water and electricity shortages, and soaring inflation, the regime’s officials want to go on shopping sprees in New York.