US deports second group of Iranians as 55 nationals set to head home

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• deportations were based on “political grounds and anti-migrant policies that are against international law”. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADThe transfers mark an unusual moment of coordination between two nations at loggerheads over Iran’s nuclear programme, which Tehran says is purely civilian but Washington asserts is aimed at building a nuclear bomb. More from World Iran discovers major gold deposit in South Khorasan province US halts plans to sanction China's spy agency in a bid to maintain trade truce: ReportThe two countries do not have a direct line of communication, Baghaei said, adding that they communicated through their respective interest protection offices or via intermediaries. Baghaei also criticised Washington for not facilitating visas for all of Iran’s soccer delegation for the World Cup draw held on Friday in Washington.“We have expressed our protest against the U. S.’s decision not to give visas for our team dispatched to the World Cup draw,” Baghaei said. While Iran had applied for nine visas for its delegation, Iranian soccer federation spokesman Amir Mehdi Alavi was quoted as saying that the U. S.
• had granted only four visas, including for coach Ardeshir Amir Ghalenoei.
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