US Restricts Iranian Diplomats' Access to Costco and Luxury Goods
TL;DR
The US has banned Iranian diplomats in New York from shopping at wholesale clubs like Costco and buying luxury items without government approval, as part of broader sanctions and restrictions on Iran, aiming to prevent regime officials from exploiting diplomatic privileges for personal gain.
- US bars Iran’s diplomats from shopping at Costco without permission AP News
- US is blocking Iranian diplomats in US from shopping at Costco CNN
- U.S. bans Iran diplomats from $1.50 Costco hotdogs, Hermes handbags The Washington Post
- Trump Admin Bars Diplomats From Shopping at Costco Newsweek
- Restrictions on the Iranian United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Delegation’s Movement and Acquiring Items from Wholesale Club Stores and Luxury Goods U.S. Department of State (.gov)
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