Iran also barred from Nobel ceremony, after Russia, BelarusCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The ambassador of Iran also been excluded from this year’s Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of “the serious and escalating situation” in the country, the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards said Friday.Earlier this week, the envoys of Russia and Belarus were barred from attending the glittery event because of the war in Ukraine.“We believe that given the serious and escalating situation, Iran’s ambassador should not be invited to the Nobel Prize award ceremony,” the Nobel Foundation said in a statement.The protests have also galvanized university students, labor unions, prisoners and ethnic minorities like the Kurds along Iran’s border with Iraq.Activists say Iranian forces shot at protesters, killing 2US sanctions Iranian group that put bounty on Rushdie's lifeIran's elite technical university emerges as hub of protestsIran's leaders try to link deadly shrine attack to protestsEarlier this week, the foundation also said it would continue its practice of inviting the leaders of all parties in the Swedish Parliament except the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats."