President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he cannot guarantee the security of Iran’s soccer team if it travels to the United States to compete in the World Cup later this year.
“The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Iran is scheduled to play three opening group matches in June in the U.S.: against New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles and against Egypt in Seattle.
But Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali said Wednesday that the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which resulted in the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials, will preclude Iran’s participation.
“Considering that this corrupt regime has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” Donyamali said on state television, according to Reuters.
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