Tehran has condemned the "racist tendencies" of US President Donald Trump's administration over its decision to ban citizens of 12 countries, including Iran, from traveling to the United States, according to Agence France-Presse.

Ali Reza Hashemi Raja, director of Iranian Expatriates Affairs, said the US decision is "clear evidence of the dominance of supremacist and racist tendencies among American policymakers." He considered the travel ban and entry restrictions for citizens of seven other countries "indicate the deep hostility of American policymakers toward the Iranian people and Muslim peoples."