Iran says will act on US court ruling on Trump's travel ban
BEIRUT - Iran said on Wednesday it would take "reciprocal action" in response to the US Supreme Court allowing a partial implementation of President Donald Trump's travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries.
Lower US courts had completely blocked Trump's executive order issued on March 6, which includes a blanket 90-day ban on people from countries including Iran and Libya and a 120-day ban on all refugees. But the Supreme Court on Monday ruled there could be partial restrictions placed on refugees.
The decision is "an indication of the decision of the leaders of that country to discriminate against Muslims," Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi was cited as saying by the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). "The Islamic Republic of Iran, after carefully examining the recent decision of the Supreme Court of America, will take proportional and reciprocal action," Qassemi said. He did not elaborate.
