Iran cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup, sports minister says
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Iran says ‘under no circumstances’ will it participate following the US-Israeli attacks that killed its supreme leader.
Iran cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup after the United States killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says the country’s sports minister Ahmad Donyamali.
“Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television on Wednesday.
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