New York: Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has confirmed the cancellation of a keynote speech by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi at a nuclear policy conference in Washington.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the New York-based mission announced that the Carnegie Endowment has canceled Araqchi's address at its 2025 Nuclear Policy Conference, which had been scheduled for later today. The mission stated that the cancellation came after the conference organizers decided to change the format of the speech to a debate.

The mission added that the full text of the now-canceled speech would be released to the news media. Some reports suggested that Carnegie canceled the speech due to 'orchestrated pressure' from the Israeli lobby in Washington.