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U.S. Expels Iranian Diplomat Over National Security Concerns

4/4/2026

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The U.S. Department of State expelled Iranian deputy ambassador Saadat Aghajani in December 2025 for national security concerns, per Axios.
Aghajani was asked to leave immediately.
His children were asked to depart in February 2026.
The State Department delivered a diplomatic note on Aghajani's status, previously restricting Iranian diplomats to within a 25-mile radius of Manhattan.
The expulsion is part of a series of at least three Iranian diplomatic expulsions in New York within six months.

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The U.S. Department of State expelled Iranian deputy ambassador Saadat Aghajani in December 2025 for national security concerns, per Axios.
Aghajani was asked to leave immediately.
His children were asked to depart in February 2026.
The State Department delivered a diplomatic note on Aghajani's status, previously restricting Iranian diplomats to within a 25-mile radius of Manhattan.
The expulsion is part of a series of at least three Iranian diplomatic expulsions in New York within six months.