Iran said on Saturday it would stop U.S.
citizens entering the country in
retaliation to Washington's visa ban
against Tehran and six other majority-
Muslim countries announced by new
U.S. President Donald Trump.
"While respecting the American
people and distinguishing
between them and the hostile
policies of the U.S. government,
Iran will implement the principle
of reciprocity until the offensive
U.S. limitations against Iranian
nationals are lifted," a Foreign
Ministry statement said.
The restrictions against travel by
Muslims to America... are an
open affront against the Muslim
world and the Iranian nation in
particular and will be known as a
great gift to extremists," said the
statement, carried by state media.
The U.S. ban will make it virtually
impossible for relatives and friends of
an estimated one million Iranian-
Americans to visit the United States
Earlier on Saturday, Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani said it was no time to
build walls between nations and
criticised steps towards cancelling
world trade agreements, without
naming Trump.
Trump on Wednesday ordered the
construction of a U.S.-Mexican border
wall, a major promise during his
election campaign, as part of a package
of measures to curb illegal
immigration.
"Today is not the time to erect
walls between nations. They have
forgotten that the Berlin wall fell
years ago," Rouhani said in a
speech carried live on Iranian
state television.
"To annul world trade accords
does not help their economy and
does not serve the development
and blooming of the world
economy," Rouhani told a tourism
conference in Tehran. "This is the
day for the world to get closer
through trade.
Reuters
Iran said on Saturday it would stop U.S.
citizens entering the country in
retaliation to Washington's visa ban
against Tehran and six other majority-
Muslim countries announced by new
U.S. President Donald Trump.
"While respecting the American
people and distinguishing
between them and the hostile
policies of the U.S. government,
Iran will implement the principle
of reciprocity until the offensive
U.S. limitations against Iranian
nationals are lifted," a Foreign
Ministry statement said.
The restrictions against travel by
Muslims to America... are an
open affront against the Muslim
world and the Iranian nation in
particular and will be known as a
great gift to extremists," said the
statement, carried by state media.
The U.S. ban will make it virtually
impossible for relatives and friends of
an estimated one million Iranian-
Americans to visit the United States
Earlier on Saturday, Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani said it was no time to
build walls between nations and
criticised steps towards cancelling
world trade agreements, without
naming Trump.
Trump on Wednesday ordered the
construction of a U.S.-Mexican border
wall, a major promise during his
election campaign, as part of a package
of measures to curb illegal
immigration.
"Today is not the time to erect
walls between nations. They have
forgotten that the Berlin wall fell
years ago," Rouhani said in a
speech carried live on Iranian
state television.
"To annul world trade accords
does not help their economy and
does not serve the development
and blooming of the world
economy," Rouhani told a tourism
conference in Tehran. "This is the
day for the world to get closer
through trade.
Reuters
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