00:00The Trump administration has allowed senior Iranian officials to attend next week's United Nations General Assembly in New York.
00:07The decision clears the way for Iranian President Masoud Pazeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi to receive visas for the
00:15meeting.
00:16The decision came as Washington and Tehran have held intermittent talks aimed at ending the war, which began on February
00:2328th.
00:24The State Department said the Iranian delegation would face travel restrictions as well as limits on purchasing luxury goods and
00:32other items.
00:33It added that the delegation would be smaller than the one sent to last year's General Assembly.
00:39Under the 1947 UN headquarters agreement, the United States is generally required to allow foreign diplomats access to United Nations
00:48meetings.
00:48However, Washington maintains that visas can still be denied over security concerns, terrorism-related issues or broader foreign policy considerations.
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