Tehran: Iran said on Tuesday it would continue its retaliatory measure of barring US visitors in response to President Donald Trump`s updated travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries.

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"Our earlier counter-measure against Trump`s previous order is still in place," said deputy foreign minister Majid Takht Ravanchi at a conference entitled "What to do about Trump`s America".

"There is no need for a new decision," he said, according to the ISNA news agency.

Iran`s Foreign Ministry announced in January it would ban Americans from entering the country in response to Trump`s "insulting" order restricting arrivals from Iran and six other Muslim states.

It called the decision "illegal, illogical and contrary to international rules".

The White House re-issued the ban on Monday -- this time excluding Iraq but still targeting Iranians -- following legal challenges.


Trump`s ban was halted by a federal court in February, allowing an Iranian archery team into the US. Iran reciprocated by allowing entry to an American wrestling team for a competition.

Iranians have been the most affected by the ban since more than one million live, work and study in the United States.