TEHRAN, Sept 19: Iran warned on Tuesday it could take measures against US media after the United States denied visas to 15 Iranian journalists who were to accompany President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to New York.

The culture and Islamic guidance ministry warned Tehran could impose restrictions on bureaux of US media in Iran or US journalists seeking visas after Washington’s ‘inappropriate and anti-cultural move’, the IRNA agency reported.

“If this attitude continues and Iranian reporters face restrictions for visiting this country, the ministry will put on its agenda some necessary measures like rejecting visa applications or cancelling the license of those (US) media active in Iran,” said Mohammad Hossein Khoshvaght, director-general of foreign media and press at the ministry.

State television said earlier that the United States failed to grant visas to 15 journalists accompanying the president on his trip to New York, where he was to address the UN General Assembly.—AFP