April 9, 2014
Iran
described as “unacceptable” Wednesday a decision by the United States
to deny a visa to Tehran’s newly appointed UN ambassador over his
alleged links to the 1979 US hostage crisis.The clash over the nomination threatens to complicate a key moment in the easing of relations between Washington and Tehran as both sides strive to conclude a deal on the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme.
On Tuesday, a day after the US Senate passed a resolution that would deny a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, White House spokesman Jay Carney said his selection was “not viable.”
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