Soosan Lolavar, who holds dual British-Iranian citizenship, says the US policy is leading to “very dark places”

Soosan Lolavar, 29, is having to rethink plans to visit the US next week for rehearsals of an opera she has composed.

Ms Lolavar was born and brought up in London and holds dual British-Iranian citizenship because her father is from Iran. She recently returned from studying at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh after winning a Fulbright scholarship. Her opera, ID, please, is due to begin in April.

She said: “I feel sad more than anything. I lived in America for a year. It was my home, I have many friends there. I grew to love Pittsburgh and have a deep connection with that place. It’s awful to have that wrenched away in such a cruel and blunt way.”

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