US Senator Rubio urges Iranian UN delegation to leave after talks stall

US Senator Marco Rubio called for the Iranian delegation attending the United Nations General Assembly to leave the United States immediately, following a breakdown in negotiations between Washington and Tehran, according to an American official and another source familiar with the matter who spoke to Axios on Wednesday.

The US official said Rubio requested the Iranian delegation's departure after "their purpose for staying had been exhausted," adding that "the UN General Assembly's work has concluded, and it is time for them to leave."

For its part, Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations confirmed that its delegation left New York according to a schedule previously agreed upon with the United States, dismissing the circulating reports as "worthless," following claims that US Senator Marco Rubio had "expelled" the Iranian delegation.