Axios: US expels Iranian delegation after talks fail

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that the Iranian delegation, which came to New York for the U.N. General Assembly, leave the country immediately after Tehran-Washington talks stalled. Axios reports.

The talks, which were mediated by Qatar, took place on Monday. The dialogue, according to the portal, did not bring results. On the evening of the same day, the U.S. mission to the United Nations, at the direction of Mr. Rubio, notified the delegation that it must leave New York immediately.

“Secretary Rubio exposed an Iranian delegation that abused hospitality.” The UN General Assembly is over, so it was time for them to leave, said one of the interlocutors of the portal.

Axios called the Secretary of State’s behavior an unusual diplomatic attack. Another source said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was planning to return to Tehran on Monday evening.