In a proclamation, President Trump announced “that it is in the interest of the U.S. to take action to restrict and suspend the entry into the U.S., as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of senior government officials of Iran, and their immediate family members”. Secretary of State Pompeo commented that “for years, Iranian officials and their family members have quietly taken advantage of America’s freedom and prosperity, including excellent educational, employment, entertainment and cultural opportunities in the U.S... no longer will elites reap the benefits of a free society while the Iranian people suffer under the regime’s corruption and mismanagement”.