Trump's new ban dodges pitfalls faced by last attempt, experts say

The 12 countries subject to the harshest restrictions from 9 June are mainly in the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean, including Afghanistan, Iran and Somalia.

There will be partial restrictions on travellers from another seven countries, including Cuban and Venezuelan nationals.

Trump said the strength of the restrictions would be graded against the severity of the perceived threat, including from terrorism.

But besides Iran, none of the 12 countries hit by the outright ban are named on the US government's state sponsors of terrorism list.

Trump cited Sunday's incident in Boulder, Colorado, in which a man was accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages, in a video announcing the ban on X.

The alleged attacker was an Egyptian national. However, Egypt does not appear on either list.