Trump Signs Muslim Travel Ban, Iran Conducts Ballistic Missile Test

President Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations including Iran marks the start of a dramatic US policy reversal toward Tehran, triggering an immediate missile test.

A week after his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning nationals from seven Muslim-majority nations — including Iran — from entering the United States for 90 days. Iran called the ban "an obvious insult to the Islamic world." Days later, Iran conducted a ballistic missile test. The Trump administration responded by putting Iran "on notice" — a vague but ominous warning that suggested military action was possible. The rapid back-and-forth signaled a fundamental break with the Obama-era approach of engagement. Trump had campaigned extensively against the JCPOA, calling it the "worst deal in history," and his administration quickly moved to confront Iran on every front: nuclear, missile program, and regional influence.