Iran slams US ‘discriminatory treatment’ over World Cup visa refusals for staff
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Iran's national football team has been granted US visas to compete in the 2026 World Cup, a decision confirmed by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack approximately 10 days before the team's opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15. The Iranian squad, originally scheduled to base in the US, relocated their camp to Mexico in response to tensions between the two nations.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize the geopolitical significance of the visa approval, framing the World Cup as a contested space where US-Iran military tensions and Middle East conflict intersect with international sports competition.
"You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran's national football team to its highest level," the embassy added.
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