US says it does not object to Iran playing in World Cup but people with ties to IRGC won’t be allowed
New Delhi: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Washington has no objection to Iranian players competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, though individuals with links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would not be permitted entry. “Nothing from the U.S. has told them they can’t come,” Rubio told reporters. […]
