In an extraordinary move, the United States of America
today has denied a visa to the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations because
of his role in assisting the kidnappers of the American embassy staff who were
held hostage for 444 days from 1979-1981.
I had posted earlier this month to
urge the Administration to deny Iran ’s
UN Ambassador entry to the U.S. In the meantime, the House of Representatives
had passed a resolution unanimously urging the visa be denied. Some of the former hostages had spoken out
against granting him the visa.
The denial of the visa sends a
clear message that people who are involved with attacks on diplomats will not
be accepted as diplomats themselves. It
also emphasizes Iran ’s
continued international isolation.
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