US approves Iranian president and foreign minister to travel to New York for UN General Assembly

BlockBeats news, September 18 - According to the Associated Press, the U.S. State Department has confirmed that it has approved Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, among other senior officials, to travel to New York to attend the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly next week. The U.S. State Department stated that Iran's "core delegation" and necessary staff will be permitted to participate in UN General Assembly activities, but will be subject to travel restrictions and prohibited from purchasing luxury goods and other restricted items in accordance with U.S. policy.

The U.S. side said that the size of the Iranian delegation this time is smaller than last year. This decision was made against the backdrop of U.S.-Iran conflict lasting more than six months. Currently, the two sides have not made significant progress on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue. As the host country of the United Nations headquarters, the United States is generally bound by host country obligations and finds it difficult to prevent foreign leaders from attending the UN General Assembly. Previously, the United States has also issued limited visas to representatives of countries involved in conflicts and imposed restrictions on their scope of activities. The decision to approve visas for the Iranian delegation this time comes just one day after the United States refused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation to attend the UN General Assembly.