Iranian delegation will be able to attend UN General Assembly, US says

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York — Carlo Allegri Sept 17 (Reuters) - An Iranian delegation will be allowed to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, the State Department said on Thursday. "The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy. The delegation is smaller than last year," a State Department spokesperson said. (Reporting by Simon Lewis and Costas Pitas) AL-MONITOR All-Access gives you unlimited access to all our journalism, the full Daily Briefing, exclusive interviews, premium newsletters, and live events — for less than $2/week.