Trump signed an executive order earlier this week that forbids and restricts travel from 19 nations, including several from the Middle East and Africa.
The measure, which will go into effect on Monday, is a continuation of one that was implemented during Trump’s previous term in office, from 2017 to 2021. Trump stated in the executive order that he “must act to safeguard the US’s national security.”
The decision, according to Alireza Hashemi-Raja, the head of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ department for Iranians living abroad, reflects “the dominance of a supremacist and racist mentality among American policymakers.”
He said in a statement that “this measure highlights the deep hostility of American decision-makers toward the Iranian and Muslim populations.”
The most recent restrictions apply to people from Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Travelers from seven additional nations are also subject to a temporary ban.
Hashemi-Raja claimed that the policy violates international legal standards and essentially denies millions of people the fundamental right to travel regardless of nationality or faith. Without going into further detail, he claimed that the US government would “entail international responsibility”.
Since the Islamic Revolution of 1980, there haven’t been any formal diplomatic relations between the US and Iran.
Source: Aljazeera
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