US Secret Service guards Iranian president at UN assembly

The US Secret Service is providing security for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the UN General Assembly, according to American officials. Other Iranian officials are under the protection of the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service. Federal security teams for Pezeshkian and the Iranian delegation are supported by NYPD intelligence division members, detectives, and highway patrol escorts, officials told CNN. As a founding UN member, Iran has attended the global diplomatic event for decades, with recent delegations led by Pezeshkian and his predecessor, Ebrahim Raisi.