For two years I'd been trying to get a press visa into Iran.

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The EU sanctions adopted Monday include an asset freeze on Iran's Bank Melli and visa bans on some senior officials.

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Instead, Mr. Ellison, who already had a visa to enter Pakistan and stayed behind in Tehran, was forced to head for the Pakistan-Iran border without the other two.

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