UN General Assembly: USA prohibit Iranian delegation luxury shopping

The United States has given the Iranian delegation strict editions for its visit to the UN General Assembly in New York. Your access to wholesale markets and luxury goods is limited, said Tommy Pigott, spokesman for the US State Department, said.

“We will not allow the Iranian regime to enable its clerical elites to buy a shopping tour in New York, while the Iranian people suffered from poverty, decaying infrastructure and serious lack of water and electricity,” said Pigott. At the instigation of US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, the freedom of movement of the Iranian delegation was restricted to the areas necessary for the way to the UN headquarters.

In the past, Iranian delegation purchases had led headlines. Three years ago, for example, the now deceased President Ebrahim Raisi criticized after his team brought a small truck full of souvenirs to Tehran. Iranian media reported on baby diapers, nutritional supplements and kitchen appliances.

Iran suffers from international sanctions

The government officials’ large -scale purchases also met with criticism because many of these goods are either unaffordable or difficult for the Iranian population. The country suffers greatly from international economic sanctions, which particularly affect low -income people. Many families rely on visits to relatives and friends abroad who bring medication.

Relations between Iran and the USA are as tense as they have been in June after the twelve -day war in June. Israel had attacked the Islamic Republic more than three months ago and bombed central nuclear facilities together with the USA. Before the war, Tehran and Washington negotiated a good two months about the nuclear program. However, the conversations had stalled.