Iranians react harshly to US visa ban
Iranian officials and media react harshly to US President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban the entry of Iranian citizens to the United States.
US President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order to ban the entry of citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, continues to prompt reactions from both Iranian officials and media.
On Jan. 28, in remarks interpreted by Iranian media as a direct hit at Trump for seeking to build a wall along the US border with Mexico, President Hassan Rouhani said, “Today is not the time for raising walls between nations; they have forgotten that the Berlin wall collapsed a long time ago. … Now is the time for being neighbors.”
Rouhani, who was speaking at the 17th Convention of World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations in Tehran, continued, “Breaking trade pacts does not contribute to the global economy and development.”
On Jan. 29, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to Twitter to express his disappointment and anger about the executive order, writing, “#MuslimBan will be recorded in history as a great gift to extremists and their supporters. “
