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Trump Threat BLOWS UP In Alarming World Cup Escalation
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4:11Now PlayingDonald Trump drops an alarming threat over World Cup games about the safety of the Iran team after war escalations. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Donald Trump says Iran should not play in World Cup for their ‘life and safety’
"Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran should not participate in the upcoming World Cup in North America, just days after telling Fifa’s chief they would be welcome despite the Middle East war.
“The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,” the US president said on his Truth Social platform.
The comments came two days after Fifa president Gianni Infantino said he had received assurances from Trump that Iran would be welcome at the tournament, which the United States is co-hosting with Mexico and Canada.
“We also spoke about the current situation in Iran, and the fact that the Iranian team has qualified to participate in the Fifa World Cup 2026,” Infantino wrote in a Tuesday post on Instagram. “During the discussions, President Trump reiterated that the Iranian team is, of course, welcome to compete in the tournament in the United States."
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