EN DIRECT - Guerre au Moyen-Orient : les footballeurs iraniens ont leurs visas américains pour la Coupe du monde
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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.
Les Etats-Unis ont annoncé de nouvelles frappes contre l’Iran, malgré le cessez-le-feu théoriquement en vigueur depuis le 8 avril. ...