Somalia, and Libya for three months — Farhadi won’t be allowed entry to the country in order to attend the ceremony. Trita Parsi of the National Iranian American Council first reported the news, although it has yet to be confirmed by Farhadi himself. In 2012, Farhadi won Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars for his film A Separation. It was the first time that an Iranian film achieved the honor.

Confirmed: Iran's Asghar Farhadi won't be let into the US to attend Oscar's. He's nominated for best foreign language film...#MuslimBan — Trita Parsi (@tparsi) January 28, 2017

Earlier this week, the star of The Salesman, Taraneh Alidoosti, announced she was boycotting the Oscars in response to Trump’s Muslim ban. “Trump’s visa ban for Iranians is racist,” she tweeted onBy KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Aquarium has lost a legal battle to import 18 beluga whales from Russia, a federal judge ruled Monday.

The aquarium sued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in September 2013 after the federal agency refused to grant a permit to import the whales. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said in a 100-page ruling that the agency properly reviewed the aquarium's permit application through the lens of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

The 1972 law prohibits the capture of marine mammals in U.S. waters and by U.S. citizens elsewhere and generally doesn't allow the import of marine mammals, although there are some exceptions, including one that allows animals to be imported for public display.

Aquarium officials were reviewing the decision, spokeswoman Jessica Fontana