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FILE - In this Sunday, April 10, 2016, file photo, Jordan Burroughs celebrates after beating Andrew Howe in their 75-kilogram freestyle finals match at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, in Iowa City, Iowa. USA Wrestling executive director Rich Bender said Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, that the American team still plans to compete in a major upcoming tournament in Iran despite President Donald Trump’s 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven countries, including Iran. Bender told The Associated Press that the Americans have “every intention” of traveling to Kermanshah for the men’s freestyle World Cup on Feb. 16-17. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

US wrestlers planning to travel to Iran despite travel ban

By LUKE MEREDITH - Associated Press