Iran has lifted a ban on American wrestlers from entering the country for a World Cup competition.
The development was sequel to a court ruling in the U.S. which suspended a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi, confirmed the new decision to the ISNA news agency on Sunday.
Iran had on Friday said it would deny the American team visas, in response to Trump’s controversial order to ban citizens from seven Mulim-majority, including Iran, from entering the US.
A Seattle district court had Friday suspended the ban after which Iran lifted its ban on the wrestlers.
A U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected a motion by the US Justice Department to immediately reinstate Trump’s ban.
The prestigious freestyle World Cup event takes place Feb. 16 and Feb. 17 in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that wrestling is very popular in both countries.
American wrestlers have regularly competed in Iran, and Iranian wrestlers in the US, over the past two decades (dpa/NAN)
