IRAN BAN LIFTED FOR NOW

Iran has lifted a ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to take part in the Freestyle World Cup this month in the Iranian city of Kermanshah, Iranian media reported Sunday. The report by state TV quotes Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi as saying the ban was lifted after the “discriminative restrictions” on Iranian nationals traveling to the USA was suspended by a federal judge. The wrestlers were originally banned Friday from the Feb. 16-17 competition after

President Trump temporarily suspended travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. The Trump administration is now appealing to reinstate the travel ban. On Sunday a judge in San Francisco rejected the government’s request for an immediate reinstatement. Formal arguments in the case begin Monday.