U.S. approves visa for Ahmadinejad to attend UN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has approved a visa for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enable him to address the U.N. Security Council over Tehran's nuclear programs, the State Department said on Monday

"We received the applications and have processed them," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. Asked if that meant the visa had been approved, he said, "Yes."