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Foreign Policy

U.S. Approves Visas for Iranian Leaders to Attend U.N. Meetings in New York

The State Department said “the core delegation from the Iranian regime” will be allowed to come to the U.S.

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The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy,” the State Department said. (Alastair Grant, AP Pool)

By The Associated Press

September 17, 2026 03:08 p.m.

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