WANA (Oct 04) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has rejected a report claiming that Iranian diplomats were expelled from the United States, saying all Iranian diplomats who attended the UN General Assembly, except one who had departed earlier, left the country as scheduled.

 

In a post on X, Araghchi said the Iranian diplomats had left the United States in accordance with their planned schedules, dismissing reports that they had been “kicked out” of the country after allegedly ignoring an order to leave.

 

He said taking pride in a fabricated “expulsion” was inappropriate for the head of any diplomatic corps, adding that such an approach reflected desperation and defeat.

 

Araghchi also said portraying the departure of Iranian diplomats as an expulsion was inconsistent with the obligations of the United States as the host country of the United Nations.