Zarif was to address the United Nations Security Council but has been denied entry into the United States.

Foreign Policy reports:

  • The Iranian government was awaiting word on the visa Monday when a Trump administration official phoned U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to inform him that the United States would not allow Zarif into the country, according to the Washington-based diplomatic source.
Zarif was to address the United Nations Security Council but has been denied entry into the United States.

This sort of diplomatic spat is better than a shooting war.