US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN high-level meeting even with sides at war
The U.S. government approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York. The decision comes despite ongoing conflict between the two nations. The State Department confirmed the approvals for the core delegation's arrival next week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war. The State Department said Thursday that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core...
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