US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN General Assembly

Iran’s delegation to UNGA will be smaller this year, with travel restrictions and limits on luxury goods purchases.Published On 17 Sep 202617 Sep 2026The United States is allowing an Iranian delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City next week, a Department of State spokesman said, in spite of the protracted war that is raging into its seventh month.A source familiar with the matter confirmed the delegation would cover Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and their essential staff to attend the High-Level Week in person.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN fact-finding mission says US committed possible war crimes in Iranlist 2 of 3Macron and Aoun discuss efforts to back Lebanon’s army, end Israeli attackslist 3 of 3Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor Iran sanctionsend of list“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 State Department spokesman said.The US official added that only a scaled-down delegation will be permitted, and that they will confront tighter travel curbs and luxury im...