Overview

• The Office of Foreign Missions posted determinations for publication on Sept. 22 after Clifton Seagroves signed them on Sept. 16 and 18.
• Iranian diplomats and their dependents in or visiting New York must secure State Department approval to hold wholesale-club memberships or obtain goods from those stores.
• Purchases of luxury items over $1,000 and vehicles over $60,000 now require prior authorization, according to the OFM chief.
• The restrictions apply year-round to Iranian representatives to the United Nations and single out Iran even as broader options were explored for other delegations.
• The move follows recent visa denials for Palestinian Authority leaders and consideration of similar rules for delegations from Sudan, Zimbabwe and Brazil.