Highlights 1 Iran said it will bar entry of US citizens following American President Donald Trump's immigration order. 2 Trump's order severely restricts US arrivals from seven Muslim-majority countries. 3 Iran called the order an "open affront" to the Muslim world. Iran said it would block entry to US citizens in response to a move by US President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order temporarily barring most arrivals from seven Muslim-majority countries. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier had indirectly criticised another Trump executive order that assigns federal funds for the construction of a wall on the border separating the US and Mexico.

Source: India Today January 29, 2017 02:11 UTC