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8 resultsfor “Mehdi Taj statement on US and IRGC”

World

Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation

Mehdi Taj was denied entry to Canada before last month's Fifa Congress. Taj later revealed Iran had presented Fifa with 10 conditions for participation at the World Cup, which begins on 11 June

BBC NewsMay 9
World

Iran’s World Cup squad to depart for Mexico on June 6 despite US visa delay

statement. On Monday evening, Iran’s football federation chief Mehdi Taj said the players were expected to get their visas for Mexico either on Tuesday or Wednesday “and then a US visa will be issued

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 3
World

US must not insult IRGC during the World Cup: Iran’s football chief

US will not insult the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during the World Cup, FFIRI President Mehdi Taj said on Tuesday. “[The] Americans, if they guarantee not to insult our military institutions and the IRGC

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Politics

Iran, protests, human rights – all to know about the 76th FIFA Congress

Mehdi Taj was denied entry due to his alleged ties with the IRGC. “While we cannot comment on individual cases due to privacy laws, the government has been clear and consistent: IRGC officials are inadmissible

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 30
World

FIFA holds ‘positive’ talks with Iranian football officials on World Cup

Mehdi ⁠Taj, expressing confidence about the country’s participation at the World Cup. “We’ve had an excellent meeting ⁠and constructive meeting together with the Iran football association,” Grafstrom told the Reuters news agency

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 17
World

Iran’s US-bound World Cup squad given public sendoff in Tehran

Mehdi Taj, president of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), told state TV. “The players are with the people, and the crowd stands with the country’s dignity, honour, and strength. Whatever

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 14
World

Iranian officials to miss FIFA Congress over alleged mistreatment in Canada

Mehdi Taj, president, Hedayat Mombeni, secretary-general, and Hamed Momeni, deputy secretary-general of the federation, had travelled to Toronto ⁠⁠with official visas to attend the FIFA Congress, they returned to Turkey on the first

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 30
World

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

IRGC as a “foreign terrorist organisation”. US President Donald Trump, speaking alongside Rubio, added that his administration “would not want to affect the athletes”. The World Cup is set to begin on June 11 across

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 24