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US Grants Visas to Iranian Officials for UN Assembly, Restricts Movement
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First reported by Walla · 38 minutes ago
What happened
The U.S. will allow senior Iranian officials, including the president, to attend the UN General Assembly but with movement restrictions. In contrast, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was denied a visa for the second year in a row, with the UN likely to vote on a recorded speech for him.
- 01US grants visas to Iranian officials for UN Assembly.
- 02Iranian delegation faces movement restrictions in the US.
- 03Mahmoud Abbas denied US visa for second consecutive year.
- 04Palestinian leadership may deliver recorded speech at UN.
- 05US cites Palestinian international actions and terror support.
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