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US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power (photo credit: AP/Seth Wenig/File)
From the WebApril 24, 2014, 5:30 am
US sharply criticizes Iran’s election to UN committee
Reuters: Islamic Republic’s unopposed candidacy for panel on NGOs has led to what UN Watch calls ‘a black day for human rights’
Hamid Aboutalebi (photo credit: screenshot via YouTube)
April 23, 2014, 4:52 am
UN committee opts for no action on Iran envoy dispute
Obama blocked Amb. Hamid Aboutalebi, involved in 1979 kidnapping of US citizens, from reaching post in NY
By Edith M. Lederer
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 19, 2014, 2:01 am
Obama signs law designed to bar Iran’s UN envoy
Amid hostage crisis controversy, US leader endorses ban of any representative ‘engaged in terrorist activity’
By AFP
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 15, 2014, 11:48 pm
Iran protests US ban on its choice for UN ambassador
Tehran formally contests Washington’s refusal to grant visa to diplomat, says move sets ‘dangerous’ precedent
By AP
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 15, 2014, 10:27 pm
US denies Iran’s UN envoy visa over hostage crisis
State Department says it would be ‘unacceptable’ to grant diplomat entry in light of role in events of 1979
By AFP
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 13, 2014, 8:03 pm
US: Row over Iran ambassador won’t harm nuke talks
Tehran’s UN envoy faces possible ban from entering New York over his part in the 1979 takeover of the US embassy
By AP
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 11, 2014, 10:33 pm
White House to Iran: No visa for UN envoy pick
Obama administration denies Hamid Aboutalebi entry to US because of involvement in embassy takeover in 1979
By Julie Pace
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 10, 2014, 10:08 pm
Congress votes to bar Iran’s new UN envoy from US
Decision on whether to block new ambassador from entering country won’t impact nuke talks, White House official says
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 10, 2014, 1:55 am
Iran: US denial of visa to UN envoy is ‘unacceptable’
Spat over Hamid Abutalebi, whom the US says is linked to 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, comes at a key moment in nuclear talks
By AFP
Iran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (screen capture: YouTube)
April 8, 2014, 9:45 pm
US says Iran’s choice of UN ambassador ‘not viable’
Months into nuclear negotiations, clash over nominee threatens to complicate key moment in bilateral relations
By AFP
Hostage Barry Rosen and 51 others were held by student extremists at the US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, for more than a year, beginning on Nov. 4, 1979. (photo credit: screenshot via YouTube)
From the WebApril 8, 2014, 8:38 pm
Iran defends UN envoy’s nomination amid US outrage
Career diplomat involved in 1979 hostage crisis has ‘good, effective’ track record, Tehran says, according to The Guardian
Hamid Aboutalebi (photo credit: screenshot via YouTube)
April 8, 2014, 4:23 am
Senate moves to bar Iran’s UN envoy from entering US
Bipartisan bill sidesteps the Obama administration; lawmakers livid over former hostage taker’s nomination
By Donna Cassata
The United Nations General Assembly hall in New York (photo credit: CC BY-linh.m.do/Flickr/File)
March 30, 2014, 6:17 am
Iran appoints new United Nations ambassador
Hamid Abutalebi, said to have been part of 1979 storming of US embassy in Tehran, considered a relative moderate
By TOI staff
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