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Two American basketball players, Joseph Jones and J.P. Prince, are stranded in Dubai after Iran's decision to ban U.S. citizens prevented them from returning to the country where they play professionally, Eric Fleisher, the agent for both players, told The Vertical. Iran's ban of U.S. citizens was in retaliation to President Donald Trump's executive order barring refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries — including Iran — from entering the United States. Jones, 30, and Prince, 29, teammates on Azad University Tehan, which plays in the Iran Super League, were on a team-funded break in Dubai when President Trump signed the executive order, Fleisher said.