US EditionIran Says US Travel Ban Reflects 'Racist Mentality'
- On June 7, Tehran condemned the US travel restrictions imposed on Iranians and individuals from 11 predominantly Middle Eastern and African nations, criticizing the policy as discriminatory.
- The ban, signed into effect by President Trump on June 4, revives broad restrictions similar to his first-term order and follows a June 1 firebomb attack at a Colorado rally.
- The US travel restrictions target citizens from Iran and eleven additional countries primarily in the Middle East and Africa, including Chad, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen, along with partial bans affecting travelers from seven more nations such as Laos.
- Alireza Hashemi-Raja criticized the measure as evidence of a prevailing racist and supremacist attitude within American political leadership, stating that it breaches international law by restricting travel rights based on individuals' nationality or religion.
- The ban, set to begin on June 9, underscores the persistent tensions between the US and Iran since 1979 and, according to Iranian officials, imposes a certain level of accountability on the US government at the international level.
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Iran denounced Saturday as a “racist mentality” behind its citizens’ ban on traveling to the United States, a measure imposed by Washington on 12 countries.
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La CroixIran denounced on Saturday a "racist mentality" behind the ban on its nationals from going to the United States.
Iran strongly condemned the recent U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration veto, calling it "racist" and a "clear sign of the predominance of a supremacist mentality" among U.S. political leaders.
Iran says US travel ban ‘violates international law’
Iran denounced on Saturday a renewed United States travel ban targeting Iranian nationals and citizens of 11 other countries, calling the measure a reflection of “deep hostility” and a “racist mentality” within American decision-making. The executive order, signed on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump, revives sweeping entry restrictions that will come into effect from Monday at 12.01am. EDT (0401 GMT). The restrictions apply to citizens of …
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