After they ignored the order to leave... Washington expels two members of the Iranian delegation

Washington - Ofoq News - The US State Department announced that the United States “expelled” two members of the Iranian delegation that participated in the recent United Nations General Assembly meetings after they ignored an order to leave the country.

An American official said, "Two additional members of the Iranian delegation turned out to be still present in New York long after the end of the work of the United Nations General Assembly. Now they have been expelled from the United States," noting that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is "serious about what he says."

American media reported that the State Department had asked Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave the country on Monday, and resorted to expelling the two aforementioned members after learning from the Iranian mission to the United Nations that they were still in the country on Friday.

According to Axios, one of the delegation members left Friday and Saturday night, while the second left on Saturday morning.

American and Iranian officials met in New York last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings.

US President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days, but he told American media that he expected the talks to resume in the coming days.

On the other hand, the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported that there are no further direct talks scheduled between Tehran and Washington.