the Senate on 7 April, and the United States House of Representatives on 10 April. President Barack Obama signed the bill on 18 April 2014. Complicating the situation were the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran. Some have argued that denying Abutalebi's entry to the United States would violate the 1947 treaty agreement which was a prerequisite for the United Nations' agreement to locate their headquarters in New York City. United States government never denied a visa for Aboutalebi. According to New York Times: "By not explicitly rejecting the visa application, the White House appeared to be leaving Iran a way to resolve the standoff". Views He is claimed to be close to The Reformists and to the High Ranked Executives of Construction Party in terms of political bent. It is speculated that his resignation from his office in June 2020 is related to his views about the principles of negotiation in foreign policy as suggested by a series of tweets in his official Twitter account. References External links 1957 births Living people Permanent Representatives of Iran to the United Nations University of Tehran alumni Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies of the University of Tehran alumni Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tehran alumni