Iran's Choice For UN Ambassador Threatens To Derail Nuclear Talks -- The Guardian
Tehran defends nomination as senior US lawmakers accuse Hamid Aboutalebi of involvement in 1979 hostage crisis
Iran defended its nomination as ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday after hawks in the US Senate passed legislation to ban the official from entering the country over his alleged role in the 1979 hostage crisis.
The dispute over Hamid Aboutalebi, Tehran’s pick as its envoy to the UN in New York, threatens to derail talks over Iran’s nuclear program, which are entering a critical phase in Vienna.
Aboutalebi, a close political advisor to moderate Iran president Hassan Rouhani, has served as Iran's ambassador to Belgium, Italy, Australia and the European Union. He has denied direct participation in the seizure of the America’s embassy in Tehran more than three decades ago, which resulted in 52 Americans being held hostage for 444 days. He has reportedly has insisted that his involvement in the group Muslim Students Following the Imam's Line, which occupied the embassy, was limited to translation and negotiation.
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More News On The U.S. Senate Voting To Bar Iran's Choice For UN Ambassador
Nuke talks collapsing as US opposes Iran’s pick for UN envoy -- RT
Senate passes Cruz legislation to block Iran's expected UN ambassador -- CNN
Ted Cruz-sponsored bill to bar Iran’s U.N. envoy from entering U.S. passes Senate -- Washington Post
U.S. tells Iran its U.N. envoy pick is “not viable” -- CBS/AP
US: Iran UN envoy Hamid Aboutalebi 'not viable' -- BBC
White House: Iran's Potential UN Envoy Not 'Viable' -- Radio Free Europe
Iranian hostage-taker 'not viable' for UN appointment, White House says -- Haaretz/DPA
My Comment: It does not take a rocket scientist to see that Iran selected this nomination on purpose .... they are testing the White House .... and it appears that the White House is now going to resist this nomination using the US Senate vote as their excuse.
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