Iran set to ban Americans in response to Trump’s barring of travellers from seven Muslim countries from the United States
The Islamic Republic described Trump's action as 'an obvious insult to the Islamic world and in particular to the great nation of Iran'
IRAN has said it will ban US citizens from entering the country in response to Donald Trump's prohibition on immigration from some Islamic countries.
Seven Islamic states have been singled out by the Donald for a ban on entry the USA by executive order in one of his first moves as president.
The Islamic Republic described Trump's action as "an obvious insult to the Islamic world and in particular to the great nation of Iran" .
The statement was released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry and released on the country's state media today.
It continued to say that Iran would take "would take appropriate consular, legal and political measures" against the ban which was announced by The Donald yesterday.
The new President put a four month hold on allowing in refugees to the United States and temporarily banned travellers from Iran Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
At an event to swear in General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis as his new Secretary of Defence, Trump signed an order titled "Protection of the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States."
It halts the refugee resettlement programme brought in by former President Obama for at least 120 days while the new procedures are brought into force.
Syrian refugees have also been barred completely until further notice, while no new visas will be issued to travellers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for 30 days.
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"This is big stuff", he told gathered military officials.
It had been earlier been slammed by human rights groups who argued it discriminated against Muslims.
Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for promoting female education in Pakistan, said she was "heartbroken" by Trump's decision.
In a separate order he also pledged to beef up US military might with "new planes, new ships" and improved equipment for troops.
They were signed after Vice President Mike Pence swore in General Mattis as Defense Secretary, who Trump described as "a man of honour, a man of devotion, and a man of total action".
Earlier, during a landmark press conference with Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump hinted he would allow Mattis to "overrule" him on his election pledge to bring back torture techniques to the military.
On relations with the UK, President Trump said that Brexit was going to be "a fantastic thing for the United Kingdom" and confirmed that the pair had talked about a future trade deal.
The meeting with Mrs May, who was the first foreign leader to visit the President since he was sworn in last week, was hailed by the leaders as marking a new dawn for the 'special relationship'.
"I am honoured to have Prime Minister Theresa May here fur our first official visit from a foreign leader" he told journalists.
The relationship between America and the UK had "never been stronger", he continued, adding: "Great days lie ahead," he added.
The US leader also said he was "100% behind Nato" - a comment which will be welcomed by the Prime Minister and Baltic states worried about Russian aggression.
