US State Department deputy spokesman Tommy Pigott said that authorities had put a stop to an alleged "shopping spree" in New York by Iranian officials. Strict limits have been placed on the Iranian delegation's movements, and they have been banned from wholesalers and luxury department stores. Pigott's statement accused the Tehran representatives of using the UNGA as an opportunity for lavish spending abroad while their people at home face "poverty, failing infrastructure, and shortages of water and electricity." In a speech to the UN on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump accused the Iranian government of being the "number one state sponsor of terror." Tensions between the two countries reached new heights after US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities over the summer.