{"id":2914,"date":"2026-03-12T20:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:48:50","slug":"irans-sports-minister-says-his-country-cant-take-part-in-world-cup-because-of-us-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2914","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s sports minister says his country can\u2019t take part in World Cup because of US attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Iran\u2019s sports and youth minister said it&#8217;s \u201cnot possible\u201d for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran was expected to take part in the World Cup that will be held across North America in June, but Iranian Sports and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali told state television that his country\u2019s soccer team players are not safe in the U.S., according to a video of the interview posted Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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The U.S. is hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA said Tuesday night that it anticipates that Iran\u2019s national team will be allowed to come to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump said \u201cI really don\u2019t care\u201d if Iran takes part in the 48-nation tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he met with Trump on Tuesday night \u201cto discuss the status of preparations\u201d for the tournament. During the meeting, Trump \u201creiterated that the Iranian team is, of course, welcome to compete in the tournament in the United States,\u201d Infantino wrote in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A White House official, granted anonymity to discuss private conversations, confirmed Trump\u2019s message to Infantino about Iran\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since June, Iran has been subject to a travel ban into the U.S. as part of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown. But athletes and coaches from the target nations are exempt, which means the Iranian team would be allowed to enter. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/sports\/iran%E2%80%99s-sports-minister-says-the-country-can%E2%80%99t-take-part-in-the-world-cup-because-of-us-attacks\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s sports and youth minister said it&#8217;s \u201cnot possible\u201d for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war. 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