Iran FM: Claim of Iranian Diplomats’ Expulsion Shows “Desperation Defeat”

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on X that Iranian diplomats who traveled to New York for the UN General Assembly left as scheduled rejecting reports that they had been expelled and saying such claims reflect “desperation and defeat.”

All Iranian diplomats who attended UNGA, except one who departed earlier, left as scheduled.

Taking pride in fake diplomat "expulsion" is inappropriate for the head of any diplomatic corps. It oozes of desperation and defeat, and is inconsistent with UN host nation obligations. pic.twitter.com/SeWdCEHTWH

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) October 4, 2026