Terror linked Iran karate team visa denied, will not compete in World Games in Alabama
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Iran's karate team, was slated to enter the U.S. later this week to take part in The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. Regime opponents claim the team is closely linked to an Iranian terror group.
Benjamin Weinthal reports on Middle East affairs. You can follow Benjamin Weinthal on Twitter @BenWeinthal.
After Fox News Digital sent queries to the U.S. State Department and the Department of Homeland Security Sunday, an Iranian regime-controlled media outlet, the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported on Tuesday that the American government denied visas to the karate team.
A State Department spokesperson said Tuesday that its response has not changed from when first asked by Fox News Digital on Sunday about the karate team and if the U.S. planned to grant visas to the Iranian athletes. The spokesperson noted that "Visa records are confidential under U.S. law; therefore, we cannot discuss the details of individual visa cases."