American wrestling fans cheer on Team USA at the Olympic Games (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Iran has reversed itself on a visa ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to participate at the 2017 Freestyle World Cup in two weeks.
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported Sunday that Iran had reversed a decision announced Friday to ban visas for the team in retaliation for an executive order by President Donald Trump banning visas for Iranians, according to international news service Reuters.
Bahram Ghasemi, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a telegram message on Sunday noting that visas would be issued for the Americans partly because of the decision by a U.S. federal judge to "halt the execution of discriminatory restrictions against the entrance of Iranian citizens to America", IRNA reported.
The U.S. wrestlers were originally banned Friday from the 2017 World Cup, taking place Feb. 16-17 in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah after President Trump temporarily suspended travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. The Trump administration is now appealing to reinstate the travel ban. On Sunday a judge in San Francisco rejected the government's request for an immediate reinstatement. Formal arguments in the case begin on Monday.
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