USA Wrestlers Barred from Participating in Iran's World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - USA wrestlers have been banned from participating at the Freestyle World Cup competition in the western city of Kermanshah in response to President Donald Trump's executive, banning visas for seven Muslim countries, including Iran.
The men's freestyle World Cup will be held in Kermanshah on Feb. 16-17.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that a special committee reviewed the case and "eventually the visit by the USA freestyle wrestling team was opposed."
Iran's senior vice president Ishaq Jahangiri had alraedy said that Trump's executive order was "illegal, inhumane and against human rights."
This is the first action by Iran in response to Trump's executive order banning visas for seven Muslim countries, including Iran.
Iran said on Saturday it would stop United States citizens entering the country in retaliation to Washington's visa ban against Tehran and seven other majority-Muslim countries announced by new US President Donald Trump.
