Two Iranian diplomats removed from NYC days after UN General Assembly ended

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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.

“Secretary [of State Marco] Rubio means business,” a U.S. official told the Washington Examiner. “Two more members of the Iranian delegation were still in NY long after the United Nations General Assembly had passed. They have now been kicked out of the U.S.”

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