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A Top Mamdani Official Tried to Meet with Iran
City Journal ^ | 7/9/2026 | Adam Lehodey

Posted on 07/09/2026 7:16:48 PM PDT by fruser1

Commissioner Ana María Archila was scheduled to meet with Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, at 2 United Nations Plaza.

The meeting between Archila and Iravani was called off after the State Department—which was not informed ahead of time—met with the Mamdani administration to clarify acceptable conduct. Commissioner Archila allegedly did not inform Mayor Mamdani of the meeting; she was reprimanded for the move and directed to cancel the meeting.

The development is a continuation of Commissioner Archila and the Mamdani administration’s ongoing use of public resources to advance an agenda that extends well beyond New York City. On April 16, a message was sent to staff within the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs asking them to prioritize diplomatic engagement in part based on whether foreign officials “are . . . in political alignment/leftist.” The message confirms previous reporting by El País, noting that Archila has “focused . . . on deepening relations with foreign leaders who share Mamdani’s worldview.”

Last month, Mamdani intended to meet with leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The meeting was called off after the State Department declined to issue a visa following Petro’s attendance at a rally hosted by Mamdani in September. Archila’s international meetings include a two-day trip to Barcelona in April to participate in a conference hosted by the Party of European Socialists.

That Archila’s meeting was even contemplated raises questions about her judgment and the administration’s priorities. The office’s loosely defined mission is to promote a more “equitable and inclusive society” and strengthen New York City’s position as a global leader. It’s more than a stretch to suggest that a meeting with representatives of a country with whom the United States is engaged in hostilities, and with whom it has no diplomatic relations, would help achieve those ends.

(Excerpt) Read more at city-journal.org ...


TOPICS: Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; News/Current Events; US: New York; Yemen
KEYWORDS: anamaraarchila; colombia; democratterrorists; enemywithin; gustavopetro; hamas; hezbollah; iran; irgc; loganact; mamdani; newyork; newyorkcity; nyc; terrorsupporters; traitors; yemen; zohranmamdani

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They know who their allies are.
1 posted on 07/09/2026 7:16:48 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: fruser1

This is a potential violation of the Logan Act. Hopefully DOJ will open an investigation.


2 posted on 07/09/2026 7:19:31 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: fruser1

Meeting with hamas next.


3 posted on 07/09/2026 7:19:47 PM PDT by dynachrome (“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”)
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To: fruser1
Archila has “focused . . . on deepening relations with foreign leaders who share Mamdani’s worldview.”

For those of you in Rio Linda, that would be a country with which we are currently at war.

4 posted on 07/09/2026 7:32:45 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

How is this not giving aid and comfort to the enemy? She should be sitting in federal prison awaiting trial. Our DoJ are pussies.


5 posted on 07/09/2026 7:42:13 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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To: fruser1
Commissioner Archila allegedly did not inform Mayor Mamdani of the meeting...

Do I believe Mamdani didn't know?

Ha!

6 posted on 07/09/2026 7:46:11 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: HYPOCRACY

Oh, hell yes.


7 posted on 07/09/2026 7:46:49 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: KingofZion

Carter Page, anyone?


8 posted on 07/09/2026 7:50:30 PM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: fruser1

Deal was to make Iran the 6th borough of New York.
But it fell through.


9 posted on 07/09/2026 7:52:51 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: blackdog

Jane Fonda


10 posted on 07/09/2026 7:54:12 PM PDT by stanne
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To: blackdog

They say the Logan Act may be unconstitutional. Let’s prosecute this guy and find out


11 posted on 07/09/2026 8:40:10 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: fruser1

Leftist scum bags think that laws do not apply to them.
Newscum tried it.

State-Level Trade Relations: To protect California’s farmers and manufacturers, Newsom directed the state to pursue independent trade relationships and asked foreign trade partners to exempt California-made products from their retaliatory tariffs.


12 posted on 07/09/2026 9:00:55 PM PDT by centermass_socrates (Keep it clean, keep it loaded, and keep it handy.)
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To: fruser1

This and “Little Italy’s” neighborhood eliminated from map of NYC’s ethnic hoods tells me all I need to know about this bastard.

He does not belong here.


13 posted on 07/09/2026 9:17:04 PM PDT by chiller ( Davy Crockett said:"Be sure you're right, then go ahead." I'll go ahead.)
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To: fruser1
Stand up, Chuck!


14 posted on 07/09/2026 9:35:56 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: fruser1

This should be treason and she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Since she’s working with Mamdani, he needs to be included in the prosecution.


15 posted on 07/09/2026 9:45:21 PM PDT by gildafarrell (To Strive, To Seek, To Find and Not To Yield!)
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To: KingofZion

Just shoot her. Maybe then the dummycrapic socialists will take the law seriously. She was attempting treason.


16 posted on 07/09/2026 9:45:38 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: fruser1
They know who their allies are.

Sort of like when Ted Kennedy visited the Kremlin during the Reagan years.

17 posted on 07/09/2026 9:48:03 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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To: gildafarrell

It’s not treason. Congress must declare a war against Iran so that a person could be tried for it. In WWII people were tried and convicted of treason. Hanoi Jane wasn’t indicted for N. Vietnam activity because Congress did not declare war. Just sayin...


18 posted on 07/09/2026 9:52:06 PM PDT by Pol-92064 (tax)
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To: fruser1
https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1385381/dl

Logan Act violation?

19 posted on 07/10/2026 2:05:51 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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