GYianni Infantino’s attempt to reach out to Iran has “failed”. “I spoke with President Trump about the current situation in Iran and the fact that the Iranian national team has qualified for the World Cup,” the FIFA president said.
“During the meeting, President Trump reiterated that the Iranian national team is of course welcome to compete in the United States. We all need events like the FIFA World Cup that bring people together now more than ever.”
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President Trump reiterated that the Iranian team is of course welcome to participate in the tournament in the United States.
However, Iran’s Sports Minister Ahmad Doyanmari said in an interview with DPA regarding the decision not to participate in the World Cup, “There are no conditions for us to participate in the World Cup because this corrupt government has killed our leaders.”
“In eight to nine months, two wars have been imposed and thousands of our people have been killed. So there is no chance for them to join us in this way,” Doyanmari argued.Iran’s sports minister was quoted as saying, “If the host country had been hosted by another country, there is no doubt that the international community would have reacted and withdrawn the hosting.”
