Reuters, WASHINGTONThe US has denied a visa to Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif that would have allowed him to attend a UN Security Council meeting in New York tomorrow, a US official said on Monday. “We have seen the media reports, but we have not received any official communication from either the US or the UN regarding Foreign Minister Zarif’s visa,” Iran’s mission to the UN said. Zarif wanted to attend a meeting of the council on the topic of upholding the UN Charter. The council meeting would have given Zarif a global spotlight to publicly criticize the US for killing Soleimani. During his July visit, Washington imposed tight travel restrictions on Zarif and diplomats at Iran’s mission to the UN, confining them to a small section of New York City.
