The Guardian- The organiser of the Oscars has said it is �extremely troubling� that the makers of an Iranian film nominated for an Academy Award may be barred from entering the US.

The Salesman, directed by Asghar Farhadi, is nominated for best foreign language film at next month�s ceremony in Los Angeles.

However, the decision by US president Donald Trump to ban nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US has thrown into doubt whether the Iranian cast and crew can attend the awards show.

A spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said: �As supporters of film-makers � and the human rights of all people � around the globe, we find it extremely troubling that Asghar Farhadi, the director of the Oscar-winning film from Iran A Separation, along with the cast and crew of this year�s Oscar-nominated film The Salesman, could be barred from entering the country because of their religion or country of origin.�

The academy added that it celebrated film-making �which seeks to transcend borders and speak to audiences around the world, regardless of national, ethnic, or religious differences�.

Trump indefinitely blocked US entry to all those fleeing conflict in Syria and imposed a 90-day ban on people from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. He said the move was to allow for �extreme vetting� and to �keep radical Islamic terrorists out� of the US.

Farhadi has not commented on his travel plans, but on Friday, the president of the National Iranian American Council, Trita Parsi, tweeted: �Confirmed: Iran�s Asghar Farhadi won�t be let into the US to attend Oscar�s.�

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