The United Nations Human Rights Council removed Abbas Araghchi from the list of speakers at its February 23 opening session after civil society initiatives collected more than 100,000 signatures opposing his participation.
New State Department rules tell embassies to flag countries that enforce DEI policies, allow child gender surgeries, subsidise abortion, or curb free speech.
“It is common sense that standing silently and offering consensual conversation does not constitute harm,” a spokesman for the U.S. State Department said.
