The U.S. Senate passed legislation yesterday to bar Aboutalebi from entering the U.S. because of his involvement with the group that took over the embassy, resulting in 52 Americans being held hostage for 444 days.
The U.S. told Iran that the ambassador it’s chosen for the United Nations is “not viable” because he was part of a group that took over the American embassy in Tehran in 1979, President Barack Obama’s spokesman said.
The selection of Hamid Aboutalebi as UN envoy “is extremely troubling,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. “The U.S. government has informed the government of Iran that this potential selection is not viable.”
Carney repeatedly referred to Aboutalebi as a “potential” choice and refused to say whether the U.S. would refuse to issue a visa if the government in Tehran decides press the issue.
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