Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Iran angry at US proposals on visa restrictions

Iran is reacting angrily to legislation before the U.S. Congress that would restrict travel to America by persons who have visited key Middle Eastern countries within a certain time span.

The bill is intended to reduce the risk of a Paris-style attack.

But the Iranians say it violates the carefully negotiated nuclear deal, the JCPOA, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

At the U.S. State Department, spokesman John Kirby said, the matter is still up for negotiation.

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