Muslim Ban

The latest news and views about US President Donald Trump’s ban on immigration to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries

Americas

“My Hat Is Off to Asghar Farhadi for Standing by His Principles”

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Two prominent Iranian Americans Dr. Firouz Naderi and engineer Anousheh Ansari say they are honoured to represent Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” at the upcoming Oscars ceremony.
IFP Exclusive

US Wrestler Invited to Visit Iran with His Family

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Iran Wrestling Federation has invited Jordan Burroughs, the well-known American wrestler, to visit Iran alongside his family.
Americas

7 Countries Targeted by Trump’s Ban Pose No Terror Threat to US

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US security analysts have found no clear terror threat from citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries targeted in President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban.
Americas

Iranian Filmmaker Addresses Anti-Trump Demonstrators in Beverly Hills

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Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian filmmaker who has boycotted this year’s Oscars ceremony in protest at Trump’s visa ban, spoke via video message to the crowd gathered in Beverly Hills to voice their outrage over the US President’s policies.
Americas

First Female Space Tourist, NASA Executive to Represent Iran at Oscars

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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has chosen two prominent Iranian Americans, engineer Anousheh Ansari, known as the first female space tourist, and Dr. Firouz Naderi, the former director of Solar Systems Exploration at NASA, to represent his film “The Salesman” at the upcoming Oscars ceremony.
IFP Exclusive

US Wrestling Team Thanks ‘Wonderful’ Iranian Fans

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The US Wrestling Federation appreciated Iranian fans for their wonderful support of American wrestlers throughout the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Iran’s Kermanshah.
Foreign Policy

Kuwait Not Interested in Following Saudi Policies on Iran: MP

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A senior Iranian lawmaker says Kuwait is not keen to continue following up Saudi Arabia’s hostile policies towards Iran.
IFP Coverage

Amid Iran-US Tensions, Wrestlers Emerge as Sports Diplomats

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Unlike in politics, where Iranian and US administrations have major problems with each other, in wrestling there is a great deal of awe and respect between the US and Iran.
Americas

10,000 Expected to Attend Open-Air Screening of Iranian Film in London

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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s latest drama ‘The Salesman’ will be screened hours before the Academy Awards ceremony for thousands of people in central London in a move organised by London mayor as a protest against US President’s visa ban, which prompted Farhadi to boycott the Oscars.
IFP Exclusive

Americans First to Arrive in Iran’s Kermanshah for Wrestling World Cup

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The US wrestling team arrived in Western Iranian city of Kermanshah to attend the upcoming World Cup due to begin on February 16.
IFP Exclusive

Iranians Invite Americans to Visit Iran in Nationwide Rallies

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Foreign press reporters from 26 countries were in Iran on February 10 to cover the nationwide Revolution rallies attended by millions of people who chanted slogans against the US administration, but invited American people to visit Iran.
IFP Exclusive

Trump’s Travel Ban Depriving US of Flavour Iranians Could Add

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An Iranian politician and cultural figure has discussed the consequences of President Trump’s executive order that bans Iranians from entering the US, saying the ban deprives Americans of the sugar Iranians could add to the American society.
Americas

Trump’s Visa Ban Preventing US Academics from Visiting Iran

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An Iranian politician has asked Rouhani’s government to rescind its decision banning US nationals from travelling to Iran, a reciprocal move which followed Trump’s visa ban on Iranian travellers to the US.
Americas

US Finally Grants Visa to Iranian Archers for Las Vegas World Cup

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A number of Iranian archers and their coaches were finally given the US visa to attend the Las Vegas World Cup, which is due to begin on Friday, February 10.
Americas

Americans Can’t Stand Trump’s Radical Decisions: Iranian MP

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An Iranian lawmaker believes that Trump is facing challenges early in his presidency as lots of Americans don’t tolerate his rushed, radical decisions.
Americas

US May Violate Muslim People’s Privacy for Giving Them Visa

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Muslim visa applicants could be asked for passwords to their social media accounts by US embassies, the US Secretary of Homeland Security announced.
Americas

Iranian Filmmaker’s Empty Seat at Oscars Annual Luncheon

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The absence of Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who boycotted the Oscars for Trump’s visa ban, was the focus of attention at the Academy Award’s annual luncheon.
Americas

They Are Saudis, Let Them in! (Cartoon)

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An American cartoonist expressed his protest against the US ties with Saudi Arabia and the terrorists it supports by portraying a Saudi family in the US borders.
Americas

US Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments on Trump’s Visa Ban

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The US Justice Department will face off with opponents in a federal appeals court on Tuesday over the fate of President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, his most controversial act since taking office last month.
Americas

Iran’s Developing Tourism Industry Harmed by Trump’s Visa Ban

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While Iranian officials have decided to reciprocate Trump’s visa ban by prohibiting the Americans from entering the Islamic Republic, Iran’s tourism industry does not seem to be benefiting from such a move.
Americas

Trump’s Visa Ban Once Again Puts Iran in ‘Axis of Evil’

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An Iranian columnist says the protests staged by opponents of US President Donald Trump do not mean they are really identifying themselves with Iranians and other Muslims, but they are rather using the issue for their own benefit. To them, Iran is still the axis of evil!
Americas

New York Museum Protests Trump’s Visa Ban by Displaying Iranian Artists’ Works

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In a move to protest against Trump’s travel ban, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art has rehung part of its permanent collection with works by artists from Iran and two other majority-Muslim nations whose citizens are blocked from entering the US.
Americas

Eighth Wall Separating Americans and Mexicans

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The new US administration is planning to divide off American people from Mexicans by erecting a wall along the two countries’ common border at a time when the world looks to bridging differences and getting closer together.
Americas

Americans Won’t Tolerate Trump: UN Official

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Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, says the US President Trump won’t be able to meet the expectations of American society unless he changes his positions.
Americas

Iranian Administration Urged to Give US Citizens On-Arrival Visa

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A group of Iran’s top academicians have called on the administration in Tehran to respond to the new US entry ban on Iranian citizens with an innovative approach different from Washington’s discriminatory policies.
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