Diplomats Visa denied , Iran denounces U.S.
Iran accused the U.S. of acting illegally by refusing to grant visas to the Iranian envoy to the UN in New York .
Iranian spokesman for the UN mission Hamid Babaei said the decision to ban the entry of Hamid Aboutalebi " regrettable " , but did not specify what action will be taken Tehran .
U.S. accuses Click Aboutalebi associated with the group that occupied the U.S. embassy in 1979 , an incident damaging relations between the two countries for decades .
Aboutalebi said he only became a translator for the group .
Congress approved a bill last week that allows the U.S. ambassador to reject the election if the candidate is assessed risk to security .
Earlier this week Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif congress condemned the move .
He called those who support the bill as " radical " and said the move would not affect Iran .
Babaei said the White House 's decision was " contrary to international law , the obligation of the host country and sovereign rights of member countries to send their representatives to the United Nations . "
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