Iranian director to skip Oscars over Trump’s travel ban

An Oscar-nominated Iranian director said Sunday he will not attend this year’s Academy Awards because of a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump. Asghar Farhadi, an acclaimed director whose film, “The Salesman,” was nominated for best foreign language film, said the uncertainty surrounding his ability to travel to the United States was “in no way acceptable,” and that he would not attend next month’s ceremony even if an exception to the ban were possible.