# US denies entry to Iranian journalists for UN General Assembly, Iranian MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/67710

- TASS, 2026-09-21 17:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2190757

> Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the United States had not issued visas to journalists from President Masoud Pezeshkian’s press pool who were due to cover the UN General Assembly in New York. He accused Washington of trying to conceal the truth, silence unwanted voices and undermine freedom of speech, saying the country now stands behind an Iron Curtain of its own.

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