Rubio demanded Iranian delegation leave US after talks stalled: Report

Published September 30, 2026 11:06pm ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the Iranian delegation attending the U.N. General Assembly to leave the United States immediately after peace talks to end the nearly nine-month war crumbled, according to a new report.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were in New York last week for the United Nations’s yearly meeting and had reportedly met with U.S. officials to discuss a possible end to the war. However, Axios reported that once negotiations screeched to a halt, Rubio ordered the delegation to depart.

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