FIFA is set to ban the waving of the pre-Islamic Revolution flag of Iran at World Cup games, sparking outrage among the Iranian opposition and diaspora. The old flag, featuring the lion and sun emblem ...

Members of the Iranian diaspora have in the past displayed the flag at sporting events as a means to protest the regime in ...

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FIFA is poised to prohibit the “Lion and Sun” flag — the historic pre-1979 flag of Iran — from World Cup stadiums in the US ...

This decision will raise eyebrows. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11, with 48 national teams trying to win the coveted trophy in Mexico, Canada and the United States. The competition has ...

FIFA will reportedly bar World Cup fans from bringing in any flags or apparel that show pre-revolutionary Iran insignia.

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A large Pride flag was removed from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village following a directive from the Trump administration issued last month. The directive prohibits ...

Prerevolutionary Iran apparel and flags are banned at the World Cup for this year’s North American sites for the second time ...

The world soccer governing body FIFA reportedly plans to again prohibit fans from displaying Iran's pre-revolutionary flag at ...

Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Sanaa on Friday to protest intense US airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels and to ...