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GOP Rep seeks DOJ probe after Iran meeting cancellation

7/17/2026

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Rep. Addison McDowell and House Republicans petitioned the Justice Department to investigate Mayor Zohran Mamdani following the July 7, 2026 cancellation of Ana María Archila’s meeting with Iran’s UN ambassador.
State Department officials called the talks unconscionable, arguing they threatened security and conflicted with President Donald Trump’s Middle East policy.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the request did not come from his office and cites Ana María Archila’s Soros-funded activist ties.

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Rep. Addison McDowell and House Republicans petitioned the Justice Department to investigate Mayor Zohran Mamdani following the July 7, 2026 cancellation of Ana María Archila’s meeting with Iran’s UN ambassador.
State Department officials called the talks unconscionable, arguing they threatened security and conflicted with President Donald Trump’s Middle East policy.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the request did not come from his office and cites Ana María Archila’s Soros-funded activist ties.