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US expels two Iranian UN delegation members after they defied departure order
October 4, 2026 at 01:59 AM
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The US State Department has expelled two members of Iran's United Nations delegation who remained in New York after defying an order to leave the country.
- The State Department announced Saturday it expelled two diplomats who stayed in New York after a departure order was issued.
- One of the two departed Friday evening and the other Saturday morning.
- The department had ordered Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave the United States.
- Trump, who rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, said he expects talks to resume in the coming days.


