NEW YORK (VINnews) — A senior official in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration planned to meet with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations before the meeting was canceled following intervention by the U.S. State Department, according to a report by City Journal.

The publication reported that Ana María Archila, New York City’s commissioner for international affairs, had scheduled a July 7 meeting with Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations. City Journal, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, said the State Department was not notified in advance of the planned meeting and later met with city officials to discuss appropriate diplomatic conduct.

EXCLUSIVE: top officials in the Mamdani administration made plans to meet with the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ambassador to the UN.

Commissioner Ana María Archila intended to meet in an official capacity, until the U.S. State Dept. intervened.

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According to the report, the meeting was subsequently called off. City Journal also reported that Archila allegedly did not inform Mamdani of the planned meeting and was reprimanded after the mayor learned of it. A spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs told the publication that “this meeting did not and will not take place.” The Iranian mission to the United Nations did not respond to City Journal’s requests for comment.

The report said the incident has raised questions about the scope of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs, whose mission includes supporting New York City’s relationships with the diplomatic community and promoting international cooperation rather than conducting U.S. foreign policy.

According to City Journal, Archila, a former co-director of the progressive Working Families Party, has sought to expand the city’s engagement with foreign leaders aligned with the administration’s priorities. The publication also reported that the Mamdani administration has taken an active public role on international issues, including criticism of U.S. and Israeli military actions involving Iran and the Middle East.

The mayor’s office has not publicly commented beyond confirming that the meeting did not occur. Neither the State Department nor City Hall immediately issued additional public statements regarding the report.