{"id":291912,"date":"2026-07-09T23:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/291912\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:15:27","slug":"top-mamdani-official-planned-meeting-with-irans-un-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/291912\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Mamdani official planned meeting with Iran&#8217;s UN ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Her Persian excursion is no more.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s international affairs commissioner boneheadedly made plans to meet with Iran\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations, sources confirmed to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The scheduled July 7 meeting \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/new-york-office-for-international-affairs-commissioner-ana-maria-archila-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> first reported by City Journal<\/a> \u2013 between Commissioner Ana Mar\u00eda Archila and Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran\u2019s permanent representative to the UN, ultimately never happened, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Sources said that the scheduled July 7 meeting between Commissioner Ana Mar\u00eda Archila (above) and Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran\u2019s permanent representative to the UN, ultimately never happened. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>US State Department officials intervened after they learned about Archila\u2019s plans to meet an Iran government while America\u2019s conflict with the Gulf nation is still ongoing, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe scheduled it without checking in with anybody,\u201d one source said of the Tuesday meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Archilla\u2019s scheduled meeting would\u2019ve unfolded after Iranian troops <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/06\/world-news\/iran-fires-missiles-at-commercial-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fired missiles at two commercial ships<\/a> traversing the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 an action Monday in direct defiance of an interim peace agreement between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/08\/world-news\/trump-says-iran-peace-deal-likely-dead-he-no-longer-will-deal-with-sick-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">declared the temporary cease-fire \u201cover\u201d<\/a> as the two nations traded renewed strikes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/08\/us-news\/nyc-ny-politics-live-updates-on-zohran-mamdani-governors-race-more-june-8-9-10-11-12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s socialist agenda and the latest in NYC politics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani at a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN Headquarters in New York City on July 2, 2026.  ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/28\/us-news\/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-condemns-iran-strike-illegal-war-of-aggression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">condemned Trump\u2019s \u201cillegal war of aggression\u201d<\/a> when the president first directed strikes against Iran in February.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t know about Archilla\u2019s planned meeting, the City Journal report stated.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>But the canceled face-to-face in 2 United Nations Plaza is likely to having critics of the Israel-bashing Mamdani clucking, \u201cAya-told-you-so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, read the room people,\u201d another source said. \u201cI\u2019m sure the president is thrilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been a critic of Operation Epic Fury in Iran. Camara Porter\/AdMedia\/MediaPunch\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>The office is tasked with cultivating relationships with other nations and cities, given the Big Apple\u2019s role as an international hub and seat of the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>But Archilla \u2013 a former New York lieutenant governor candidate and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/02\/04\/ocasio-cortez-invites-woman-who-confronted-jeff-flake-to-state-of-the-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">longtime lefty activist <\/a>with no experience in diplomacy \u2013 proved a controversial pick to head the office.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders have told The Post they believe Archilla is woefully unqualified for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Staffers have bemoaned Archilla hasn\u2019t known what to do, forcing Mamdani\u2019s administration to keep her predecessor, Aissata M.B. Camara, as a second commissioner \u2013 an unheard of situation, insiders said.<\/p>\n<p>Camara took photos with dignitaries as recently as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>City Hall officials didn\u2019t respond for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Her Persian excursion is no more. 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