Source: Fox News · 2026-09-21 · Original article ↗

Trump, Iranian president converge on NYC for ‘dramatic’ UN showdown as Tehran faces tight restrictions

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Trump Tuesday. Pezeshkian Wednesday. Costco and Rolex are off the list.

Summary

  • Fox News reports President Trump is scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday, per Reuters and Iran's Mehr news agency, as the almost seven-month war continues and Trump weighs renewed strikes.
  • The United States approved visas for Iran's delegation, including Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, but the State Department restricted the delegation to its New York accommodation and U.N. headquarters. As host under the 1947 U.N. agreement, the U.S. generally must facilitate entry and transit to headquarters.
  • State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said ordinary Iranians endure repression, water and electricity shortages, and soaring inflation while regime officials want shopping sprees in New York: not on our watch. Former White House advisor Theo Wold told Fox the specific prohibitions include telling membership big-box retailers such as Costco, Sam's Club, and Walmart not to transact with arriving Iranians and to notify the department if they try.
  • Tehran set seven conditions for talks, according to Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei. Iranian spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said New York held absolutely no charm. Trump is also slated for sideline meetings with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders on regional security and the Strait of Hormuz.

Commentary

A night-shift dad still bags a Costco run after overtime and knows a U.N. visa is supposed to mean a speech, not a Rolex counter. He did not pay the levy so a regime that killed American troops could shop while his own water bill stayed high.

Tuesday. Wednesday. Hotel and headquarters only. Costco told to refuse the till. Seven Iranian conditions. The vinyl chair in that Manhattan security line still waits. The honest household already bought the overtime for the restriction.

Look every working father who still scans a membership card after a night shift in the eye and answer this: if the till is already closed, who still owns the next shopping bag a hostile desk tries to fill?

Comments

If the till is already closed, who still owns the next shopping bag a hostile desk tries to fill?
u/border_dad · 5h

Trump Tuesday. Pezeshkian Wednesday. Hotel and HQ only. Keep the three.

u/midwest_vet · 4h

I stood a gate so a hostile visa still meant a leash. A Rolex run is not a weather report.

u/rule_first · 4h

Pigott: no shopping sprees. Costco, Sam's, Walmart notified. Print both.

u/tokyo_ally · 3h

Allied hosts still treat a combat-foe delegation as a leash, not a tourist stamp.

u/docket_rat · 3h

1947 host duty. Seven Iranian conditions. File the pair.

u/night_shift · 2h

I still bag a membership run at 2 a.m. I want that till closed to the regime.

u/texas_mom · 90m

A closed Costco for a hostile desk is not a vibe. It is a warning the street already paid.

u/gulf_watch · 55m

A GCC sideline on Hormuz is a second border around every honest membership card.

u/press_clip · 30m

Fox printed Tuesday, Wednesday, and the big-box ban. Argue those nouns.

u/soc_lead · 15m

Keep the leash. Hold the till. A Rolex run is not a souvenir.

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