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US Senate Passes Bill to Bar UN Envoy From Entering US

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The US Senate passed a bill to bar Iran's recently appointed ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi, from entering the US, as news reports said on Monday.

The US chamber passed the bill, which was sponsored by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, by a voice vote, Reuters reported.

The measure came after an allegation that Aboutalebi was involved in the takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran during post-revolution incidents in 1979. The Iranian official, who has long served as a diplomat in different countries, denies the allegation.

The bill will require House approval and President Obama's signature to take effect.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team