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6 Jun 2026, 05:26

While the players of the Iranian national football team have received visas to participate in the World Cup in the United States after months of uncertainty, it has been reported that the visa application of Mehdi Taj, the president of the Iranian Football Federation, has been rejected.

According to the New York Times, citing four senior officials, the visa applications of all 26 Iranian players have been accepted, but more than ten members of the support staff and federation officials who were supposed to accompany the team have not been granted entry into the United States.

One of these officials stated that Mehdi Taj's visa, who has a background in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has also been rejected. The U.S. and Canada have designated the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.
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