{"id":2221520,"date":"2024-04-15T16:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-grants-iranian-foreign-minister-visa-to-enter-us-days-after-israel-strike\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:13:58","slug":"biden-admin-grants-iranian-foreign-minister-visa-to-enter-us-days-after-israel-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-grants-iranian-foreign-minister-visa-to-enter-us-days-after-israel-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biden administration allows Iranian Foreign Minister entry into the US shortly after Israeli attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-grants-iranian-foreign-minister-visa-to-enter-us-days-after-israel-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200dBiden administration grants a U.S. visa\u200d to Iran&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">foreign minister<\/a> for UN \u2063proceedings in NYC post Iran&#8217;s strike on\u200b Israel, causing controversy. Lawmakers\u2064 urge visa revocation\u2063 amid fears of anti-Israel rhetoric amplification.\u2062 Senator Lankford demands \u2063action\u2063 to prevent\u200d Iran from using the\u2063 U.S. as a\u200b platform. The State Department\u2062 remains silent on the matter, stressing confidentiality of visa records.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration has granted Iran\u2019s foreign minister a U.S. visa so that he can attend upcoming United Nations proceedings in New York City, generating outrage in the wake of Tehran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-reports-iran-tailored-strikes-against-israel-to-fail\/\" title=\"White House refutes claims that Iran deliberately planned strikes against Israel to be unsuccessful\">weekend strike<\/a> on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers are already calling on the Biden administration to revoke Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian\u2019s entry visa into America, which will enable him to attend U.N. meetings later this week, the <i>Washington Free Beacon<\/i> has learned. While the State Department would not confirm whether it had granted the Iranian diplomat an entry visa, regional outlets are <a href=\"https:\/\/amwaj.media\/article\/exclusive-iranian-top-diplomat-due-in-us-amid-fears-of-iran-israel-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting<\/a> that a U.S. entry visa has already been issued.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.), in a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lankford-Letter-on-Amir-Abdollahian1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> sent Monday to the State Department and obtained by the <i>Free Beacon<\/i>, demanded &#8220;immediate action to revoke the visa of Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,&#8221; appearing to confirm the regional reports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the wake of Saturday\u2019s direct attack by Iran on our ally, Israel, we urge you to prevent Iran from using American soil as a platform to amplify its anti-Israel and anti-American rhetoric,&#8221; Lankford wrote, referring to a weekend missile attack by Iran on Israel that threatens to spark a regional war.<\/p>\n<p>Amir-Abdollahian is scheduled to attend U.N. sessions this week surrounding the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>A State Department spokesman declined to comment on the matter when approached by the <i>Free Beacon<\/i>, referring a reporter to a press briefing late last week by spokesman Matthew Miller.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We never speak to visa records. They\u2019re confidential by law, and so I can\u2019t speak to visa records from here,&#8221; Miller told reporters in response to questions about the status of Amir-Abdollahian\u2019s visa. &#8220;But as has long been the case, we take our obligations as the host of the United Nations very seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has issued visas for Iranian delegations several times in the past, citing the U.S.\u2019s obligations as the United Nations\u2019 host nation. Iran claims it warned the United States in advance of its attack on Israel, and the Biden administration is already pressuring Israel to avoid a retaliatory strike on Tehran, warning it could spark a full blown conflict across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>But Lankford says this justification holds no weight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given his ties to terrorism against Israel and U.S. forces, Amir-Abdollahian should not be welcome in our country,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">senator wrote<\/a>. &#8220;The United States holds the authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senators-press-biden-admin-to-bar-iranian-president-from-us\/\" title=\"Republican Senators Press Biden Admin To Bar Iranian President From US\">deny visas<\/a> to diplomats for security, terrorism, or foreign policy reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Obama administration exercised this power in 2014 when it denied Iran\u2019s then-ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi, a visa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not only does Amir-Abdollahian have irrefutable ties to Hamas terrorists who are currently holding 133 hostages, including five Americans, but Iran\u2019s irresponsible strikes and continued threats have jeopardized Israel\u2019s security,&#8221; Lankford wrote. &#8220;We urge the administration to take swift action and deny Amir-Abdollahian\u2019s entry to the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Activist groups were also pressing the Biden administration to bar Amir-Abdollahian from entering America, citing Tehran\u2019s backing for Hamas and other terrorist proxy groups that are conducting terrorism operations against Israel and U.S. forces in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against a Nuclear Iran, a watchdog group that has pressed the United States to block the Iranian foreign minister from entering America, said there is no obligation to allow representatives of the globe\u2019s foremost terror sponsor to enter the country.\t<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Taking the U.S. obligations as host of the United Nations very seriously should not be a blank check for any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scottish-parliament-rejects-proposal-to-investigate-trumps-finances\/\" title=\"Scottish Parliament Rejects Proposal to Investigate Trump\u2019s Finances\">foreign official<\/a> from a hostile power to be admitted to the United States,&#8221; Brodsky said. &#8220;There have to be standards here. Washington has a sovereign right to deny visas for security, terrorism, or foreign policy reasons, irrespective of the U.N. Headquarters Agreement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amir-Abdollahian, in addition to his role as foreign minister, is also &#8220;a card-carrying member of a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization\u2014the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\u2014which presents a lethal threat to Americans,&#8221; Brodsky said. &#8220;He should not be admitted to the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration approved a U.S. visa for Iran&#8217;s foreign minister to participate in the UN session in New York, sparking anger post Iran&#8217;s attack on Israel. 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