From US to allow Iranian president to attend UN assembly after barring PA’s Abbas
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Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani speaks during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The US will allow Iran’s president to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, a source familiar with the matter says, one day after Washington announced that it would be barring Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from entering the country.
“Consistent with our host country obligations, the core delegation from the Iranian regime will be able to attend UN General Assembly High Level Week. The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy. The delegation is smaller than last year,” a State Department spokesperson tells The Times of Israel in a statement.
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