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U.S. Tells Iran, UN It Will Deny Visa to Tehran's UN Envoy Pick

(Wall Street Journal) Carol E. Lee - The Obama administration has informed Iran and the UN that the U.S. will deny a visa to Tehran's choice as its next UN ambassador because of his ties to the 1979 hostage crisis. Hamid Aboutalebi served as a translator for radical Iranian students who stormed the American embassy in Tehran 35 years ago and took 52 diplomats hostage. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Aboutalebi wouldn't receive a visa to work at Iran's UN mission in New York. President Obama is also reviewing legislation approved by Congress that would deny Aboutalebi a visa, Carney said.

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