The Trump administration blocked Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s top diplomat, from entering the United States, Foreign Policy first reported Monday. Unnamed diplomatic sources who told Foreign Policy about this move by the Trump administration also said it violates a 1947 agreement with the U.N. that the U.S. allow foreign officials into the country for U.N. affairs. A Trump administration official called U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday to tell him Zarif would not be allowed in, a source told Foreign Policy. At the time, the Iranian government was still waiting for a response on the visa that Zarif had requested weeks ago. Experts have said that this act of aggression, killing one of the most powerful players in the region, could destabilize the Middle East.

Source: Huffington Post January 06, 2020 21:59 UTC