US grants visas to Iranian delegation for UN General Assembly amid ongoing war
September 17, 2026 at 08:32 PM · Updated 28d ago
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أمريكا تمنح مسؤولين إيرانيين تأشيرات الدخول لحضور الجمعية الأممية | مصراوي
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(opens the publisher’s site)The United States has approved visas for an Iranian delegation led by President Masoud Pezeshkian to attend the UN General Assembly in New York despite the ongoing war.
- The US State Department confirmed Thursday it would issue visas to the delegation, which includes Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
- A State Department spokesman said the delegation will face strict movement restrictions, a ban on buying luxury goods, and will be smaller than last year's.
- The US and Israel launched a war on Iran on February 28, which Tehran says has killed more than 3,000 people.
- The restrictions echo last year's measures barring Iranian officials from New York retailers such as Costco and Sam's Club.
- The US framed the approval as a legal obligation under the 1947 UN headquarters agreement, which requires issuing visas promptly and without fee.
- State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on X that the Iranian regime's elite will not be allowed to use the UN General Assembly for a luxury shopping spree.