The U.S. State Department has confirmed that Iranian President Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Araghchi, and other senior officials have been cleared to travel to New York for next week’s high-level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly, according to the Associated Press. Washington said Iran’s “core delegation” and essential staff will be allowed to attend UN events, though their movements will be restricted and they will be barred under U.S. policy from purchasing luxury goods and other controlled items. The State Department also said the Iranian delegation will be smaller than last year’s. The decision comes after more than six months of continued U.S.-Iran tensions, with no clear progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz or reviving talks over Iran’s nuclear issue. As host country to UN headquarters, the United States is generally constrained by obligations that make it difficult to block foreign leaders from attending the annual gathering. The visa approval for the Iranian delegation came just one day after the U.S. denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation permission to attend the UN session.
The U.S. State Department has approved travel for Iranian President Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Araghchi, and other senior officials to attend next week’s high-level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to the Associated Press.
The State Department said Iran’s “core delegation” and essential staff will be permitted to take part in UN activities. Their travel will be restricted, and they will be prohibited under U.S. policy from purchasing luxury goods and other controlled items.
U.S. officials said the Iranian delegation will be smaller than the one that attended last year. The decision was made after more than six months of continued tension between Washington and Tehran. So far, there has been no clear progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz or on resuming negotiations over Iran’s nuclear issue.
As the host country of the UN headquarters, the United States is usually bound by host-nation obligations that make it difficult to prevent foreign leaders from attending the General Assembly. In earlier cases, Washington has also issued limited visas to representatives from countries involved in conflicts and imposed restrictions on where they could travel.
The decision to approve visas for the Iranian delegation came just one day after the United States denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation permission to travel to the UN gathering.
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