US state department spokesperson says officials unable to shop ‘while Iranian people endure poverty’

The State Department’s directive requires Iranian envoys in New York to obtain approval to buy luxury goods at US wholesale retailers.

In der Vergangenheit hatten Großeinkäufe iranischer Regierungsvertreter zu Schlagzeilen geführt. Die USA setzten Irans Delegation für ihren Besuch bei den UN nun Grenzen.

As the U.N. General Assembly met in New York, the Trump administration forbade the Iranian delegation from shopping at discount wholesalers, an apparent bid to inflame Iranian…

US state department spokesperson says officials unable to shop ‘while Iranian people endure poverty’