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US says Iran can play at 2026 World Cup but bars those with ‘IRGC ties’

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with them. Since the United States-Israeli war on Iran

Trump-Xi accord on Iran elusive as US president’s China trip winds down

Iran elusive as US president’s China trip winds down Donald Trump has claimed that

Iran says ships entering strait of Hormuz must cooperate after vessel seized

Iran is not expected from the Brics group, not least because of the presence of the UAE. Iran

'I don't want the children to see how worried we are': UK family finances hit by Iran war

Iran war Before the US-Israel war with Iran, Naomi did not think twice about

Fifa World Cup matches face heightened terror risk in US amid Iran conflict

Iran conflict [Fifa](https://www.theguardian.com/football/fifa) World Cup matches set to be held across the United

JD Vance’s key role in Iran talks presents him with a thorny predicament

Iran talks presents him with a thorny predicament As a man who wears his Christian

Dropped Sardar Azmoun asserts his love for Iran, backs World Cup squad

Iran, backs World Cup squad Dropped Iran striker Sardar Azmoun ‌has posted a heartfelt message

Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate

Iran, and Iran has attacked Israel in retaliation. The violence is threatening** to [plunge the Middle

Hormuz tensions push ceasefire to the brink as Trump threatens Iran

Iran US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would be “blown off the face

Iran 'getting a lot closer' to agreement with US, Trump says

Iran economically". Meanwhile, Iran has claimed military control of an area around the Strait of Hormuz

US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks

Iran has already made significant concessions – have muddied the waters. Iran still complains that it has entered

Trumps says Iran can play at World Cup in US after FIFA confirmation

Iran would play their World Cup games in the US as scheduled. Iran’s participation

Middle East crisis live: Iran weighs Pakistan talks with US, and claims it has ‘new cards for battlefield’

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Germany says it foresaw Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live

Iran war. Earlier this week, Merz said [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had **“humiliated” the US** and questioned

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats Iran has accused

Bahrain rounds up dozens over alleged links to Iran’s IRGC

Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/9/iran-war-live-tehrans-reply-to-us-deal-expected-amid-clashes-in-hormuz) in late February by Israel and the United States. Iran fired thousands of missiles

Iran shifts economic focus to essentials during war uncertainty

Iran shifts economic focus to essentials during war uncertainty **Tehran, Iran –** Across Iran’s capital

Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran

Iran The US will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until a deal has been

Hegseth testifies on Iran war before Senate committee: Key takeaways

Iran war before Senate committee: Key takeaways United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman

‘Iran has to come’ to the US for the World Cup, FIFA’s Infantino says

Iran is currently in the midst of a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire, [officials in Iran