Two Iranian diplomats removed from NYC days after UN General Assembly ended
Two members of the Iranian delegation from the last two weeks’ U.N. General Assembly meeting were sent home by the State Department on Friday night and Saturday morning, despite having been asked to leave days earlier.
TL;DR
- Two members of the Iranian delegation were sent home by the State Department after the UN General Assembly meeting.
- The diplomats remained in the U.S. despite an order for the delegation to leave immediately after the summit.
- Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran stalled, leading to the order for the delegation's departure.
- President Trump reiterated his willingness to escalate military tensions with Iran and commented on their nuclear plans.
- Trump rejected a peace proposal from Iranian negotiators during the event.
- The Iranian delegation claimed they left New York on Monday evening according to schedule.