Politics
Rubio expels Iranian UN delegation, orders immediate departure from New York
October 1, 2026 at 01:36 AM · Updated 15d ago
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4 reports · over 17 hours
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's UN delegation, led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, to leave New York immediately after talks reached a dead end.
- Rubio expelled the Iranian delegation, informing it that its stay in New York had expired after the General Assembly session ended, a US official said.
- The delegation, including Araghchi, departed New York for Doha at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, hours after the order.
- Trump said "something will happen" regarding Iran soon, claiming Iran lost 4,500 people in the war.
- Trump claimed Iran's economy was "destroyed" and that the US would achieve victory "one way or another."
- Iran's UN mission denied the expulsion reports, saying the delegation left on a pre-arranged schedule communicated to Washington on September 17.


