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Beleaguered Iran envoy pick could offer diplomatic do-over
Iran has now formally complained to the United Nations over the US refusal of a visa for Hamid Aboutalebi, Tehran’s new ambassador to the United Nations. The dispute offers a...
Iran: No plans to substitute UN envoy pick after US ban
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has no plans to name a new diplomat to the United Nations, its Foreign Ministry said Saturday, after the United States blocked its pick in a...
Iran's pick for UN ambassador banned from entering US
WASHINGTON — The White House says the administration won’t grant a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, who had a role in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and is Iran’s pick to serve...
White House says no to Iran's choice for ambassador
WASHINGTON — The United States informed Iran Tuesday that sending a participant in the 1979 hostage crisis as its representative to the United Nations won’t fly. In his first comments...
Obama administration objects to Iran’s UN ambassador
WASHINGTON — Under pressure from outraged lawmakers, the Obama administration on Wednesday objected to Iran naming an ambassador to the United Nations who took part in the 1979-81 hostage crisis...