‘Can’t bring IRGC terrorists’: US draws red line on Iran World Cup entry, flags ‘pretend trainers’
United States signalled on Thursday that Iranian players will be allowed to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, even as it drew a firm line on who can accompany them. Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Bloomberg)…