Tehran - Saba:
The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the racist measure taken by Washington to ban its citizens and several other countries from entering the United States.
Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported on Saturday that Alireza Hashemi Raja, Director General for Iranian Affairs Abroad at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, strongly condemned the recent move by the US government to ban citizens of Iran and several other Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
Hashemi Raja described this measure as a clear sign of the prevalence of racist mentality among American decision-makers. He said: “The US government’s decision to ban the entry of Iranian citizens based on their religion and nationality not only indicates the deep hostility of American decision-makers toward the Iranian people and Muslims, but also violates the fundamental principles of international law, including the principle of non-discrimination and fundamental human rights.”
He added: "Denying hundreds of millions of people the right to travel to another country solely on the basis of their nationality or religion is an example of racial discrimination and systematic racism within the US government. It violates international human rights standards and will entail international responsibility for the US government."
Hashemi Raja called on the United Nations and human rights organizations to publicly oppose the US's unilateral policies that violate human rights standards, stressing that Iran will not refrain from taking any action to protect the rights of Iranian citizens from the effects and consequences of the US government's discriminatory decision.
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