diplomats don’t roam around Tehran, so we don’t see any reason for Iranian diplomats to roam freely around New York City, either,” Pompeo said. His visa was issued at the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, a day before he arrived in the United States. The United States has an agreement that requires it to issue visas expeditiously to all foreign diplomats traveling to New York for U.N. events. “Foreign Minister Zarif, he uses the freedoms of the United States to come here and spread malign propaganda,” he said. Tensions between the United States and Iran have risen sharply in the past two months since the United States began ramping up sanctions on Iran’s oil industry.

Source: Washington Post July 15, 2019 01:30 UTC