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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:28 PM Jan 2017

CNN: 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

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CNN: Iran announcing a ban on entry of all US citizens to their country. (Original Post) kpete Jan 2017 OP
So it starts angrychair Jan 2017 #1
Oh shit. This is just getting absurd. MADem Jan 2017 #2
I predicted this last night malaise Jan 2017 #3
Every knee was supposed to bow, dammit ! Kittycow Jan 2017 #4
All heil the naked malaise Jan 2017 #5
Omarosa said everyone would bow down to Donald! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #8
Oh my god geomon666 Jan 2017 #6
Iraq and Syria need to follow suit LeftInTX Jan 2017 #7
Iraq needs our military advisers for now. Blue_true Jan 2017 #9
It would really get Trump's goat LeftInTX Jan 2017 #10
Very few people desire to go to these countries, though LittleBlue Jan 2017 #11
I thought we were already banned from traveling to Iran fescuerescue Jan 2017 #12

MADem

(135,425 posts)
2. Oh shit. This is just getting absurd.
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:37 PM
Jan 2017

What happens to people who are already in-country? And those who are over here visiting?

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
9. Iraq needs our military advisers for now.
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 05:02 PM
Jan 2017

But, with Trump talking about stealing their oil, I bet they get rid of us as soon as they can.

 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
11. Very few people desire to go to these countries, though
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 05:52 PM
Jan 2017

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)
12. I thought we were already banned from traveling to Iran
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 09:22 PM
Jan 2017

Maybe I'm just thinking of these stories where US travelers were jailed and accused of being spies etc.

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