US Denies Visa to Ex-NATO Chief for Iran Visit

The United States has denied entry to a former secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization because of his visit to Iran, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.
According to the report, Javier Solana, a former Spanish foreign minister and ex-secretary general of NATO has been refused a US visa by an electronic authorization system because of his trip to Iran.
Solana, who helped negotiate the Iran nuclear deal during his time as the EU foreign policy chief, had been due to speak at an event at Washington’s Brookings Institution, but learned he would not be able to enter the US after trying to apply for an electronic visa waiver.