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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN: Iran announcing a ban on entry of all US citizens to their country.
(CNN)Iran says it will ban all US citizens from entering the country in response to President Donald Trump's executive order limiting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, according to an Iranian Foreign Ministry statement published on state media Saturday.
Iran is among seven countries whose nationals are barred from entering the United States for 90 days under Trump's order.
"The US decision to restrict travel for Muslims to the US, even if for a temporary period of three months, is an obvious insult to the Islamic world and in particular to the great nation of Iran," the statement said.
"Despite the claims of combating terrorism and keeping American people safe, it will be recorded in history as a big gift to extremists and their supporters."
Iran's ban will remain in place until Trump's order is lifted, the statement said.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/middleeast/iran-will-ban-us-citizens/index.html
angrychair
(8,699 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)What happens to people who are already in-country? And those who are over here visiting?
malaise
(269,020 posts)Didn't they anticipate retaliation?
Kittycow
(2,396 posts)malaise
(269,020 posts)emperor - he will learn
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,854 posts)geomon666
(7,512 posts)We are becoming North Korea.
LeftInTX
(25,352 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)But, with Trump talking about stealing their oil, I bet they get rid of us as soon as they can.
LeftInTX
(25,352 posts)The military would go nuts.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)It's not much of a threat when nobody wants to go there.
If the UAE or Saudi would do this, that would be big since we have so many expats there. But they are too busy trying to make weapons and hotel deals with Dump to support their co-religionists.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)Maybe I'm just thinking of these stories where US travelers were jailed and accused of being spies etc.