Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi announced on his Twitter account on Thursday that Iranian Foreign Minister is to leave for New York on Friday to attend the UN General Assembly summit.

Iran Press/Iran news: Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted earlier on Thursday that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was trying to delay issuing visas for the Iranian delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.

.@SecPompeo tries to dodge US obligation to issue visas for UN delegates by resorting to self-arrogated designations.

A history lesson, perhaps, for my novice counterpart:

Nelson Mandela was on U.S. Terrorist Watch List until 2008; 15 years after receiving Nobel Peace Prize.

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) September 19, 2019

However, the United States as the host government, is obliged to issue visas to diplomats who serve at UN headquarters.

Finally, Iran's UN mission announced on Thursday that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. 101/218

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