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The top official in the Zohran Mamdani administrationAs Office for International Affairs made plans to meet with IranAs ambassador and
permanent representative to the United Nations.

Commissioner Ana Mar0a Archila was scheduled to meet with Amir-Saeid
Iravani, IranAs permanent representative to the United Nations, at 2
United Nations Plaza, alongside two other senior officials in the
MayorAs Office for International Affairs on July 7 at 11 a.m.uthis
according to screenshots of a calendar invitation reviewed by City
Journal and confirmed by a source connected to the international
affairs community and another familiar with ArchilaAs office. Another
official within the State Department also confirmed awareness of the
Mamdani administrationAs impending engagement.

The meeting between Archila and Iravani was called off after the State Departmentuwhich was not informed ahead of timeumet with the Mamdani administration to clarify acceptable conduct, according to the State Department official. City Journal learned that Commissioner Archila
allegedly did not inform Mayor Mamdani of the meeting; she was
reprimanded for the move and directed to cancel the meeting according
to the source familiar with the office.

oThis meeting did not and will not take place,o a spokesperson with the MayorAs Office for International Affairs said in a statement. The
Iranian mission did not return multiple requests for comment.

The development is a continuation of Commissioner Archila and the
Mamdani administrationAs ongoing use of public resources to advance an
agenda that extends well beyond New York City. On April 16, a message
seen by City Journal was sent to staff within the MayorAs Office for International Affairs asking them to prioritize diplomatic engagement
in part based on whether foreign officials oare . . . in political alignment/leftist.o The message confirms previous reporting by El Pa0s,
noting that Archila has ofocused . . . on deepening relations with
foreign leaders who share MamdaniAs worldview.o

New York City officials did not originally envision the MayorAs Office
for International Affairs as a means of shaping foreign policy. Its
purpose is to exchange best practices with other global cities, bring
foreign businesses to the city, and support city governmentAs
relationship with the entire diplomatic community residing in New York
City, without regard to political ideology or party.

That makes Archila, who has no prior diplomatic experience, an unusual
choice. Mamdani appointed her as commissioner after she had had an
exhaustive career in activism and served as co-director of the
progressive Working Families Party, whose official position is that the
war in Iran ocan and must be stopped.o

The Mamdani administration has been notably vocal on foreign policy.
The mayor himself has spoken out about U.S. and Israeli strikes against
Iran, describing them as a ocatastrophic escalation in an illegal act
of war of aggression.o He has also been frequently and explicitly
critical of the state of Israel, an opposition he says is based on
dislike for any state that oprivileges one religion over anotheroua description that also covers the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The administrationAs international ambitions have not been limited to
public comments. Last month, Mamdani intended to meet with leftist
Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The meeting was called off after the
State Department declined to issue a visa following PetroAs attendance
at a rally hosted by Mamdani in September. ArchilaAs international
meetings include a two-day trip to Barcelona in April to participate in
a conference hosted by the Party of European Socialists.

That ArchilaAs meeting was even contemplated raises questions about her judgment and the administrationAs priorities. The officeAs loosely
defined mission is to promote a more oequitable and inclusive societyo
and strengthen New York CityAs position as a global leader. ItAs more
than a stretch to suggest that a meeting with representatives of a
country with whom the United States is engaged in hostilities, and with
whom it has no diplomatic relations, would help achieve those ends.
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