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The US Department of State announced on Saturday the expulsion of two members of the Iranian delegation that participated in the United Nations General Assembly meetings, after they remained in the United States despite an order to leave.
A US official told Agence France-Presse that "two additional members of the Iranian delegation were found to still be in New York long after the UN General Assembly concluded. They have now been expelled from the United States"
The official added that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is "serious about what he says"
According to US media, the US Department of State had requested Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his accompanying delegation to leave the country before discovering that the two members were still in New York.
Axios reported that one of the delegation members left the United States on Friday night, while the other left on Saturday morning.
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