The Iran today criticized “the racist mentality” of the US Following President Donald Trump’s decision To ban entering the country into citizens from 12 countries, considering that it demonstrates “deep hostility” to the Iranians and Muslims.

“The decision to prohibit entering Iranian citizens – simply because of their religion and nationality – not only demonstrates the deep hostility of US officials to the Iranian people and Muslims but also (…) violates international law,” Alireza Hassem-Raza in charge of the Iranian Foreign Ministry on the cases of expatriate Iranians, referring to ‘clear indication of sovereignty of a racist mentality. “

Monday will be prohibited to enter the US for citizens of 12 countries Following Trump’s decision, which announced on Wednesday the adoption of this measure to “protect” the country by “foreign terrorists”.

During his first term in the presidency (2017-2021), the Republican had banned the US to enter citizens from seven Muslim countries.

In addition to the citizens of Iran, the decision also applies to the citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo Brazavil, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

This decision “violates the fundamental principles of international law” and deprives “hundreds of millions of people the right to travel simply because of their nationality or religion,” Hassemica added, denouncing “systematic racist discrimination”.

The number of Iranians living in the US is estimated at 1.5 million, according to data from the Iranian Foreign Ministry in 2020.