New Delhi, July 19 -- US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has dismissed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's threat that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be arrested if he visits New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September.

Waltz said the mayor has no legal authority to detain a visiting foreign leader protected under international agreements.

"Mayor Mamdani. Here's why your threat to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu in New York City during UN General Assembly is not going to happen," Waltz said.

He argued that US law and international agreements override any action by city officials.

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