The U.S. government has announced it will permit a select group of Iranian officials to travel to New York for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, despite ongoing tensions and stalled diplomatic talks between the two nations. The decision comes as relations remain strained, with no signs of progress in negotiations. While the State Department has approved visas for the Iranian delegation, the move does not signal a thaw in broader hostilities. The high-level UN event will bring together world leaders amid deep political divisions.
The Trump administration will allow a “core delegation” of Iranian leadership to attend the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York City, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday, even as the U.S. and Iran remain at war and negotiations have stalled. The State Department is granting visas for the...
