The House on Thursday unanimously passed legislation approved by the Senate aimed at denying a visa to Iran ’s choice for United Nations ambassador. The vote sent what sponsors called a blunt rejoinder to the Iranian government for having selected a nominee who played a role, however minor, in the 1979 American hostage crisis in Tehran. The legislation, which goes to President Obama for signature, reflected the raw political nerves rubbed by the nominee, Hamid Aboutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has said he once worked as an interpreter for the revolutionary student group that seized the United States Embassy and held 52 Americans for 444 days. The Obama administration had already signaled its opposition to Mr. Aboutalebi, informing the Iranian government that the choice was “not viable,” while stopping short of denying him a visa or taking a position on the legislation. But the strong bipartisan approval of the […]