@cbsnews: As Iran begins its World Cup campaign, many in the Iranian diaspora remain divided over whether supporting Team Melli, the Iranian soccer team, means supporting the Islamic Republic. With anti-government protests planned at matches and FIFA facing legal challenges over its ban on Iran's pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flag, soccer has become a battleground for competing visions of Iran itself. CBS News' @Inaya Folarin Iman reports. #news #iran #UK #worldcup #sports

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Imnotfunnyguy😬 :

Early

2026-06-15 22:23:09

مصطفى :

اول

2026-06-15 22:22:07

GRAND LODGE OF GHANA 🏰 :

not possible

2026-06-15 22:26:52

Aviation Craig :

Second

2026-06-15 22:24:53

Chi.townerT :

Iranian diaspora are the worst. As a Pakistani, I don’t support the government, but I’ll support Pakistan in sports. Most of the Iranian players probably don’t even support the regime.

2026-06-16 01:38:20

David Edgren :

The Iranians dont care about Iran . They could have acted months ago .

2026-06-15 23:01:26

user5189846571498 :

If you don’t support your own team, you are just traitors. Tying a football team to a government is plain excuse and anti patriotic. And then you support the Shah! A dictator who killed more innocent Iranians ever. Go figure!

2026-06-16 09:36:29

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