The travel ban forms part of Trump's policy to restrict immigration into the United States and is reminiscent of a similar move in his first term

Tehran denounced on Saturday the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, saying Washington's decision was a sign of a "racist mentality." US President Donald Trump signed on Wednesday an executive order reviving sweeping restrictions that echo his first-term travel ban,

Tehran has strongly condemned the US travel ban targeting Iranians and citizens of 11 other countries, primarily from the Middle East and Africa, labe