Iranian delegation will be able to attend UN General Assembly, US says

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/ File Photo

Sept ⁠17 (Reuters) - An Iranian ⁠delegation will ‌be allowed to attend the United Nations ​General Assembly ⁠in New ⁠York next week, ⁠the State ‌Department said ⁠on Thursday.

"The delegation will ​be ‌under travel restrictions ⁠and ​will face prohibitions on ⁠the purchase of ​luxury and other goods per our ⁠policy. The delegation is smaller than last ​year," ⁠a State Department ​spokesperson ‌said.

(Reporting by Simon ​Lewis and Costas Pitas)