Posted on 01/28/2017 5:00:25 PM PST by EagleUSA
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.
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There goes my dream spring break week.
What does Iran get, ten US tourists a decade? /s;)
>>What does Iran get, ten US tourists a decade?<<
And four or five return.
Geez, Obama can’t go to Iran now.....
Yeah, Tehran is lovely this time of year.
My summer vacation plans touring the Christian churches of Iran are now on hold.
I sure wouldn’t support Iran with my tourist money.
Damn there goes my vacation plans..was looking SO forward to going to Iran..it was between Iran and Disneyland..thanks for nothing President Trump/sarc
Well, it really wasn’t on my list.
The country whose “supreme leader” repeatedly says “Death to America” can’t understand why Iranians are temporarily barred from the USA? Neither can fringe lunatic liberals. Partners for the destruction of our country.
Dog-on-it. Now we’ll have to vacation in North Korea.
Oh, that’s going to hurt.......
That’ll really show us, won’t it?
Trump should make the ban PERMANENT until they show proper respect and then consider ... extending it. (you can’t extend permanent but ... what the heck)
Good. No one should be going there, anyhow.
Only insane Americans wanted to go to Iran anyway.
Well throw me into the Briar Patch. I’m not sure I can handle a ban on visiting Iran.
And my Fourth of July vacay. Dang, where to go?
Beirut?
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