Obama Signs Law Blocking Iran's UN Envoy

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a law that bars an Iranian diplomat from serving as an envoy to the United Nations.The legislation is aimed at blocking Hamid Abutalebi, whom the U.S. alleges was involved in the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran. The law signed by Mr. Obama Friday bars anyone from entering the United States as a U.N. representative if they are suspected of engaging in espionage or terrorist activity and may pose a threat to U.S. national security.Last week,...

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